Safe household water treatment and storage using ceramic drip filters: A randomised controlled trial in Bolivia

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 111-115

  Clasen, Thomas ^a   Brown, J ^b   Suntura, O ^c   Collin, S ^d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Fundación Sumaj Huasi   (Bolivia)

^d First Water Africa and Asia   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Drinking water; Filtration; Household water treatment; Point of use

Indexed keywords

POTABLE WATER; STANDARDS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

DRIP FILTERS; HOUSEHOLD WATER TREATMENT;

WATER QUALITY;

DRINKING WATER;

DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CERAMICS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FILTER; FILTRATION; HEAT TOLERANCE; HOUSEHOLD; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; RURAL POPULATION; SAFETY; STANDARD; STORAGE; TURBIDITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 4344607731     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0033     Document Type: Article

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