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http://dx.doi.org/10.14249/eia.2017.26.5.344

Evaluation of Gravity Ceramic Filter as Household Purifier: Using Clay & Red Soil in the Northwest of Cambodia  

Kim, Younkwon (K-water Research Institute)
Kim, Sungpil (K-water Research Institute)
Cho, Wooseok (Icheon Branch, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology)
Hwang, Kwangtaek (Icheon Branch, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology)
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Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment / v.26, no.5, 2017 , pp. 344-353 More about this Journal
Abstract
Cambodia is a typical country that a very famous tourist destination in South Asian regions, but water has some serious problems. As a public hygiene point of view, water problems in Cambodia can be roughly classified into two categories. A numbers of the report revealed that thermotolerant coliform(TTC) bacteria and arsenic(As) pollution representative species as a representative pollutant for surface water and ground water problems, respectively. In recent years, home water purifier systems for various filter systems including BSF(Bio-Sand Filter), MF and RO have been spread and adopted in rural areas. However, BSF and composite membrane processes are recognized as an undesirable and representative method due to unreliable efficiency, high cost and maintenance issues. In order to develop a small-scale ceramic filter as a home water purifier, the applicability of two types of gravity ceramic filter using clay and red soil in the part of the Northwest was made and compared in this research.
Keywords
Cambodia; Rural area; Drinking water; Ceramic filter; TTC;
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