Drinking water treatment technologies are largely evaluated on the basis of metrics such as
contaminant removal efficiency, capital costs and health impacts. However, the potential for …

In this Perspective, we present evidence that indicates a discrepancy between laboratory
and field performance of point of use water treatment (POUWT) techniques, identified via a …

The subject of the present work is the synthesis and analysis of the structural and
morphological properties of Ag-containing carbon composites and the investigation of their …

Abstract The World Health Organization estimates that each year one in 10 people
worldwide falls ill after eating contaminated food, resulting in 600 million cases of foodborne …

Access to safe drinking water is a challenge in remote and rural areas, where thus urgently
need cost-effective household drinking water purification device. In this study, a ceramic disk …

This study was undertaken to determine the virulence and antibiotic resistance profiles of
diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) in environmental waters of Johannesburg, South …

Ultraviolet C-band light-emitting diodes (UV-C LEDs) provide effective water disinfection and
flexible reactor design. In this study, the disinfection performance of the cylindrical UV-C …

The contamination of drinking water by pathogens poses a serious health hazard in
developing countries. Herein, a simple sanitization tool for drinking water is proposed using …

Drinking water is a basic necessity for mankind in day-to-day life. Due to several
environmental changes in the climate, the problem of water pollution and scarcity increases …

Point-of-use (POU) water disinfection technologies can be adopted to provide access to safe
drinking water by treating water at the household level; however, navigating various POU …