Efficiency of Silver Impregnated Porous Pot (SIPP) filters for production of clean potable water

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3014-3029

  Mahlangu, Oranso ^a   Mamba, Bhekie ^a   Momba, Maggie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Flow rate; Silver impregnated porous pot filter; Total organic carbon; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CALCIUM; CHLOROPHYLL A; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; GROUND WATER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; SURFACE WATER;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CHLOROPHYLL A; DRINKING WATER; FILTER; GUIDELINE; POROUS MEDIUM; SILVER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TURBIDITY; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CLEANING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FILTER; FILTER DESIGN; FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SILVER IMPREGNATED POROUS POT FILTER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TURBIDITY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84866948340     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9093014     Document Type: Article

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