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| Author(s): |
Calixto, Kalyl Gomes
[1]
;
Sabogal-Paz, Lyda Patricia
[1]
;
Pozzi, Eloisa
[1]
;
Campos, Luiza Cintra
[2]
Total Authors: 4
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos Sch Engn, Dept Hydraul & Sanitat, Ave Trabalhador Sao Carlense 400, BR-13566590 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
[2] UCL, Dept Civil Environm & Geomat Engn, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT - England
Total Affiliations: 2
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | JOURNAL OF WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE FOR DEVELOPMENT; v. 10, n. 1, p. 76-85, MAR 2020. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
Vulnerable communities can improve their quality of life using point-of-use water treatment technologies. Among these technologies, household slow sand filters (HSSF), which are filters adapted to domestic operations, stand out as one of the most effective and sustainable alternatives. However, some technical issues are not fully understood, such as the ripening process, which may take a long time to take place. In this context, this research evaluated the performance of a HSSF, in real scale and operated in continuous flow when a source of nutrients (fish food) was added to influent water, as a potential ripening agent. Physicochemical and microbiological parameters were evaluated to estimate the filter efficiency. According to the results, the HSSF reached a partial ripeness level in a short time with target parameter reduction in filtered water. Nevertheless, the instability observed in the filtered water quality reveals the significant health risks associated with human consumption when the HSSF is not yet ripened. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/12376-8 - Enhanced ripening of biosand filters |
| Grantee: | Kalyl Gomes Calixto |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/12712-8 - BioSand filters operated in continuous and intermittent flows: challenges in the construction, operation and maintenance |
| Grantee: | Lyda Patricia Sabogal Paz |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 17/02512-0 - Evaluation of the performance of biosand filters and their relationship with the formation of Schmutzdecke and removal of bisphenol-A according to the operation method |
| Grantee: | Lyda Patricia Sabogal Paz |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships abroad - Research |