Laboratory investigation into the effect of silver application on the bacterial removal efficacy of filter material for use on locally produced ceramic water filters for household drinking water treatment

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 737-745

  Rayner, Justine ^a,c   Zhang, Hongyin ^b   Schubert, Jesse ^c   Lennon, Pat ^c   Lantagne, Daniele ^a   Oyanedel Craver, Vinka ^b  

^a Tufts University   (United States)

^b University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^c PATH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramic pot filters; Ceramic water filters; Colloidal silver; E. coli removal; Household water treatment and safe storage; Point of use water treatment; Silver nanoparticles; Silver nitrate

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC POT FILTERS; COLLOIDAL SILVER; E. COLI; POINT-OF-USE; SAFE STORAGE; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SILVER NITRATES; WATER FILTERS;

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DESORPTION; EFFLUENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MANUFACTURE; NANOPARTICLES; SILVER ALLOYS; SILVER METALLURGY; WATER FILTRATION; WATER POLLUTION;

SILVER;

EID: 84884212476     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc400068p     Document Type: Article

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