Point‐of‐use water treatment devices were investigated to identify organisms that may
colonize these filters, to determine the magnitude of the postcolonization release of …

Studies of third‐faucet point‐of‐use treatment devices indicated that the bacteriological
quality of the product water varies among units of the same design as well as among units of …

The objective of this study was to develop a method to monitor the microbial quality of
treated drinking water at the tap utilizing point-of-use filter systems that are placed in water …

The microbiological quality of filtered water in a commercial water filter system (Brita) was
tested in households and in two laboratories. In 24 of 34 filters used in households, bacterial …

The penetration of coliform bacteria through municipal drinking water filters was studied
under normal operating conditions of water treatment plants. Samples of filtered water were …

Laboratory experiments were conducted on six point-of-use (POU) ceramic water filters that
were manufactured in Nicaragua; two filters were used by families for ca. 4years and the …

We examined the performance of two household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS)
systems, the Danvor plastic biosand filter and the Potters for Peace Filtron ceramic filter …

Autoclave and ethylene oxide-sterilized membrane filters manufactured by Gelman,
Millipore, and Sartorius were field tested for their recovery of total coliforms, fecal coliforms …

Experiments were conducted to measure communities of bacteria within operating ultrapure
water treatment systems intended for laboratory use. Samples from various locations within …

Purification capacity of a faucet mounted type water filter for home use was evaluated,
particularly with regard to microbiological performance under different running conditions …