Removal of escherichia coli and faecal coliforms from surface water and groundwater by household water treatment devices/systems: A sustainable solution for improving water quality in rural communities of the southern african development community region

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 139-170

  Mwabi, Jocelyne K ^a   Mamba, Bhekie B ^b   Momba, Maggy N B ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bacterial removal; Household water treatment; Turbidity; Water quality

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; GROUNDWATER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RURAL AREA; SURFACE WATER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOFILTRATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; FLOW RATE; NONHUMAN; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84856327126     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9010139     Document Type: Article

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