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Ceramic Water Filter For Point-Of-Use Water Treatment In Developing Countries: Principles, Challenges And Opportunities, Haiyan Yang, Shangping Xu, Derek E. Chitwood, Yin Wang
Ceramic Water Filter For Point-Of-Use Water Treatment In Developing Countries: Principles, Challenges And Opportunities, Haiyan Yang, Shangping Xu, Derek E. Chitwood, Yin Wang
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Drinking water source contamination poses a great threat to human health in developing countries. Point-of-use (POU) water treatment techniques, which improve drinking water quality at the household level, offer an affordable and convenient way to obtain safe drinking water and thus can reduce the outbreaks of waterborne diseases. Ceramic water filters (CWFs), fabricated from locally sourced materials and manufactured by local labor, are one of the most socially acceptable POU water treatment technologies because of their effectiveness, low-cost and ease of use. This review concisely summarizes the critical factors that influence the performance of CWFs, including (1) CWF manufacturing process …