Modeling the sustainability of a ceramic water filter intervention

Water Research

Volumn 49, Issue , 2014, Pages 286-299

  Mellor, Jonathan ^a   Abebe, Lydia ^a   Ehdaie, Beeta ^a   Dillingham, Rebecca ^b   Smith, James ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

ABM; Africa; Agent based modeling; Ceramic water filters; Complex systems; Developing country; Diarrhea; ECD; Household water treatment; HWT; Point of use; POU; WASH; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MAINTENANCE; POTABLE WATER; SIMULATION PLATFORM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASHING; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; AGENT-BASED MODEL; DIARRHEA; HOUSEHOLD WATER; POINT OF USE; WATER FILTERS;

WATER TREATMENT;

DRINKING WATER;

CERAMICS; COMPLIANCE; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; FILTER; FILTRATION; HYGIENE; MAINTENANCE; SANITATION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CERAMIC WATER FILTER; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLEANING; DIARRHEA; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE; FIELD STUDY; FILTER; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA;

ABM; AFRICA; AGENT-BASED MODELING; CERAMIC WATER FILTERS; COMPLEX SYSTEMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; ECD; HOUSEHOLD WATER TREATMENT; HWT; POINT-OF-USE; POU; WASH; WATER QUALITY;

CERAMICS; CHILD; DIARRHEA; FILTRATION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84890695252     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.11.035     Document Type: Article

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