Assessment of a membrane drinking water filter in an emergency setting.
Jeroen HJ Ensink;
Andy Bastable;
Sandy Cairncross
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(2015)
Assessment of a membrane drinking water filter in an emergency setting.
Journal of water and health, 13 (2).
pp. 362-370.
ISSN 1477-8920
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2014.025
The performance and acceptability of the Nerox(TM) membrane drinking water filter were evaluated among an internally displaced population in Pakistan. The membrane filter and a control ceramic candle filter were distributed to over 3,000 households. Following a 6-month period, 230 households were visited and filter performance and use were assessed. Only 6% of the visited households still had a functioning filter, and the removal performance ranged from 80 to 93%. High turbidity in source water (irrigation canals), together with high temperatures and large family size were likely to have contributed to poor performance and uptake of the filters.
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ISI | 356024100007 |
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5342-1269