Simple water treatment technologies composed of locally-available materials can be of
benefit to people in rural areas of developing countries. Example technologies include
filtration through a sari cloth, inactivation using sunlight, and disinfection using citrus
acids. These technologies were studied using a matrix of three indicator/surrogate
organisms: a bacteria (E. coli), a virus (MS2 coliphage), and a surrogate for protozoan
cysts and oocysts (aerobic bacterial spores). While results are still forthcoming, research
has shown that both acidification using lime and lemon juice and solar disinfection
provided a significant measure of protection against pathogen surrogates. Future research
will include additional solar disinfection studies and the integration of aerobic bacterial
spores into the research matrix. Includes 8 references, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
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| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 6 |
| Published : | 06/01/2006 |
