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 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 …

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 …

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 …

Diarrheal illnesses claim the lives of hundreds of thousands of children each year, most of
whom live in rural and low-income communities. Ceramic Water Filters (CWF) are widely …

This study investigates the inactivation of adenovirus by silver and copper in aqueous
solution, compares silver and copper disinfection of adenovirus to the MS2 phage, and …

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 …

This study compares the disinfection performance of ceramic water filters impregnated with
two antibacterial compounds: silver nanoparticles and a polymer based quaternary amine …

Ceramic pot filters are considered safe, robust and appropriate technologies, but there is a
general consensus that water revenues are limited due to clogging of the ceramic element …

The need to improve the access to safe water is generally recognized for the benefit of
public health in developing countries. This study's objective was to identify critical …