This study examines the microbiological effectiveness of locally produced ceramic filters in laboratory and field level at Cambodia.
BROWN, J.M. (2007): Effectiveness of ceramic filtration for drinking water treatment in Cambodia. (= PhD Dissertation ). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina URL [Accessed: 20.05.2019]
Case study from Nicaragua on the dissemination of locally constructed enhanced ceramic filters (colloidal silver filters)
IDEASS (n.y): FILTRON. Ceramic Filters for Drinking Water. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and ILO/Universitas URL [Accessed: 20.05.2019]
This Technical Brief is the second of two which examine the treatment of water at household level. It considers treatment by coagulation, flocculation, filtration and solar distillation and covers aspects of the reduction of some chemical concentrations.
SKINNER, B. SHAW, R. (1999): Household water treatment 2. London & Loughborough: Water And Environmental Health at London and Loughborough (Well). Technical brief 59 URL [Accessed: 20.05.2019]Website of RDI Cambodia to learn more about Ceramic Filtration.
This paper elaborates on the performance of two indigenous arsenic (As) removal techniques, theSafi filter and home-based filters (Chari/Pitcher filter). The filters were developed to serve household drinking water requirementsand were evaluated at field conditions and compared with those reported in literature.
RAHMAN, I.M.M. ; HOSSAIN, M.M. ; HELAL UDDIN, M. ; NAZIMUDDIN, M. ; MAJD, M.A. (2005): Appraisal of Two Indigenous Household Groundwater Arsenic Removal Technologies for Bangladesh under Field Conditions. In: Journal of Agriculture and Social Sciences: Volume 4 , 361-365. URL [Accessed: 20.05.2019]
Study on impact of the physical design (round vs. flat bottom) and silver application method (before or after firing) on the overall performance of the colloidal silver filter.
NAPOTNIK, J. MAYER, A. LANTAGNE, D. JELLISON, K. (2009): Efficacy of Silver-Treated Ceramic Filters for Household Water Treatment. Bethlehem (USA): Lehigh University, USA URL [Accessed: 20.05.2019]This weblink contains instructions on how to boil water to purify it safely.
This report provides investigation details on the intrinsic effectiveness of colloidal silver filters and the performance of filter with field conditions.
LANTAGNE, D.S. (2001): Investigation of the Potters for Peace colloidal silver impregnated ceramic filter: Report 1: Intrinsic effectiveness. Boston: Alethia Environmental URL [Accessed: 20.05.2019]
This paper includes a performance evaluation of three alternative arsenic removal technologies/systems in the laboratory in order to determine their suitability for the development of a low-cost arsenic removal unit.
ALI, M. A. BADRUZZAMAN, A.B.M. JALIL, M.A. HOSSAIN, M. D. HUSSAINUZZAMAN, M. M. BADRUZZAMAN, M. MOHAMMAD, O.I. AKTER, N. (2001): Development of Low-cost Technologies for Removal of Arsenic from Groundwater. Dhaka: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Department of Civil Engineering URL [Accessed: 20.05.2019]
Check out the life straw on the Vestergaard-Frandsen homepage and learn more about this product.
This weblink contains frequently asked questions about boiling water for emergency disinfection of drinking water.
This paper identifies the critical points of drinking water contamination and also determines the extent of recontamination after treating water by using HWTS. It also highlights the need of integrating messages on sanitation and hygiene practices during the promotion of HWTS at community.
RUFENER, S. ; MAUSEZAHL, D. ; MOSLER, H. J. ; WEINGARTNER, R. (2010): Quality of Drinking Water at Source and Point of Consumption - Drinking Cup as a High Potential Recontamination Risk. A Field Study in Bolivia. In: The Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition: Volume 28 , 34-41. URL [Accessed: 20.05.2019]
This paper gives an overview on SORAS (Solar oxidation and removal of arsenic) with laboratory and field test results.
WEGELIN, M. GECHTER, D. HUG, S. MAHMUD, A. MOTALEB, A. (1999): SORAS - a simple arsenic removal process. Duebendorf: Eawag/SANDEC URL [Accessed: 20.05.2019]
A short presentation about the Gravity Driven Membrane technology illustrated with pictures and graphs.
PETER-VARBANETS, M. JOHNSTON, R. MEIERHOFER, R. KAGE, F. MUELLER, S. PRONK, W. (2011): Gravity Driven Membrane Disinfection for Household Drinking Water Treatment. Duebendorf: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG) URL [Accessed: 20.05.2019]