One of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals is to reduce to half by 2015 the
number of people, worldwide, who lack access to safe water. Due to the numerous deaths …

In this study 5 household water-treatment devices/systems (HWTS) were constructed using
inexpensive local materials (sand, gravel, zeolites and clays). They included the silver …

There is significant evidence that household water treatment devices/systems (HWTS) are
capable of dramatically improving microbially contaminated water quality. The purpose of …

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 great deal of progress has been made in the past decade demonstrating that household
water treatment and safe storage (HWTS) improve the microbiological quality of water stored …

The lack of safe water creates a tremendous burden of diarrheal disease and other
debilitating, life-threatening illnesses for people in the developing world. Point-of-use (POU) …

This study investigated the feasibility of using bio-sand filters for household water treatment
as an option to improve drinking water quality at household level. Drinking water from hand …

Waterborne pathogens present a significant threat to people living with the human
immunodeficiency virus (PLWH). This study presents a randomized, controlled trial that …

Safe drinking water remains inaccessible to many humans in the developing countries.
Research continuously innovates to develop efficient and cheap methods to sustain clean …

Point-of-use (POU) technologies have been proposed as solutions for meeting the
Millennium Development Goal (MDG) for safe water. They reduce the risk of contamination …