Safe drinking water remains a major global challenge, especially in rural areas where,
according to UNICEF, 80% of those without access to improved water systems reside. While …

Providing safe drinking water to people in developing countries is an urgent worldwide
water problem and a main issue in the UN Sustainable Development Goals. One of the most …

Abstract" Cyanobacterial toxins are among the hazardous substances most widely found in
water. They occur naturally, but concentrations hazardous to human health are usually due …

Concerns have been raised about the risks that pharmaceuticals and personal care
products (PPCPs) in aquatic environments posed to humans and the environment. In recent …

In many low-income countries, the poor conditions of sanitation systems have been a
significant cause of mortality since they accelerate waterborne disease transmission …

Lab-scale GAC sandwich slow sand filters with different GAC layer depths were evaluated
for the first time to remove selected pharmaceutical and personal care products …

Pretreatment of secondary effluents, containing relatively high concentrations of colloidal
particles, suspended solids, dissolved organics and high level of biological activity, is …

The ambitious United Nations Sustainable Development Goal for 2030 to “leave no one
behind” concerning safe drinking water calls for the development of universally applicable …

Biomass was assessed as a new approach for evaluating backwashed slow sand filters
(BSF). Slow sand filtration (SSF) is a simple technology for water treatment, where biological …

This study characterizes the decrease of the hydraulic conductivity (permeability loss) of a
metallic iron-based household water filter (Fe0 filter) for a duration of 12 months. A …