The ceramic silver-impregnated pot filter (CSF) is a low-cost drinking water treatment system
currently produced in many factories worldwide. The objective of this study is to gather …

In many developing countries such as Guatemala, access to safe drinking water is very
limited. Many sources of water that are available are contaminated with bacteria, particularly …

The World Health Organization (WHO)/UNICEF assessed in 2000 that 1.1 billion people do
not have access to 'improved drinking-water sources'. Interventions in hygiene, sanitation …

A low-cost technology to treat water at the household level is the ceramic silver-impregnated
pot filter (CSF). The CSF consists of a pot-shaped filter element that is placed in a plastic …

In 2012 more than 4 million people used a ceramic pot filter (CPF) as household water
treatment system for their daily drinking water needs. In the normal production protocol most …

A series of bench-scale experiments were conducted on ceramic filters with various amounts
of silver and/or copper nanoparticles fired-in during the manufacturing process. The …

The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes point-of-use water treatment (PoUWT)
technologies as effective means to improve water quality. This paper investigates long-term …

The use of pot ceramic filters PCF to improve the domestic water quality supply has been
recognized as an alternative in regions where there is unsecure water treatment or …

The silver-impregnated Ceramic Water Purifier (CWP) is a low-cost household water filter
that removes micro-biological contamination at the point of use. One thousand CWPs were …

Locally produced ceramic water filters (CWF) are an effective technology to treat pathogen-
contaminated drinking water at the household level. CWF manufacturers apply silver to …