Perspectives are different frameworks from which to explore the knowledge around sustainable sanitation and water management. Perspectives are like filters: they compile and structure the information that relate to a given focus theme, region or context. This allows you to quickly navigate to the content of your particular interest while promoting the holistic understanding of sustainable sanitation and water management.
Simplified factsheet on the principles, construction, operation and maintenance of ceramic pot filters for drinking water treatment ion developing countries.
CAWST (2009): Ceramic Pot Filter. Fact Sheet - Simplified. (= Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage Fact Sheet - Simplified ). Center for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST) URL [Accessed: 20.05.2019]
Water, Hygiene and Sanitation Posters - The presentation includes 30 posters with key messages and questions on water, hygiene and sanitation. They are adapted for different regions including: Africa, Latin America, South Asia, Southeast Asia; and are available in multiple languages.
CAWST (2008): Water Hygiene Sanitation Poster Presentation. Alberta: Center for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST) URL [Accessed: 20.05.2019]
Factsheet compilation on the principles, construction, operation and maintenance of HWTS options.
CAWST (2009): Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage Fact Sheets - Academic. Alberta: Center for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST) URL [Accessed: 20.05.2019]
This study examines the microbiological effectiveness of locally produced ceramic filters in laboratory and field level at Cambodia.
BROWN, J.M. (2007): Effectiveness of ceramic filtration for drinking water treatment in Cambodia. (= PhD Dissertation ). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina URL [Accessed: 20.05.2019]
Simplified factsheet on the principles, construction, operation and maintenance of ceramic candle filters for drinking water treatment in developing countries
CAWST (2009): Ceramic Candle Filter. Fact Sheet - Simplified. (= Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage Fact Sheet - Simplified ). Center for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST) URL [Accessed: 20.05.2019]
This Technical Brief is the second of two which examine the treatment of water at household level. It considers treatment by coagulation, flocculation, filtration and solar distillation and covers aspects of the reduction of some chemical concentrations.
SKINNER, B. SHAW, R. (1999): Household water treatment 2. London & Loughborough: Water And Environmental Health at London and Loughborough (Well). Technical brief 59 URL [Accessed: 20.05.2019]
Case study from Nicaragua on the dissemination of locally constructed enhanced ceramic filters (colloidal silver filters)
IDEASS (n.y): FILTRON. Ceramic Filters for Drinking Water. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and ILO/Universitas URL [Accessed: 20.05.2019]Website of RDI Cambodia to learn more about Ceramic Filtration.
This paper elaborates on the performance of two indigenous arsenic (As) removal techniques, theSafi filter and home-based filters (Chari/Pitcher filter). The filters were developed to serve household drinking water requirementsand were evaluated at field conditions and compared with those reported in literature.
RAHMAN, I.M.M. ; HOSSAIN, M.M. ; HELAL UDDIN, M. ; NAZIMUDDIN, M. ; MAJD, M.A. (2005): Appraisal of Two Indigenous Household Groundwater Arsenic Removal Technologies for Bangladesh under Field Conditions. In: Journal of Agriculture and Social Sciences: Volume 4 , 361-365. URL [Accessed: 20.05.2019]
Investigation on effectiveness and performance of biosand filters in Nepal.
LEE, T.L. (2001): Biosand Household Water Filter Projects in Nepal. (= (Master Thesis) ). Toronto: University of Toronto URL [Accessed: 19.05.2019]
This book investigates how gender is present in the newly emerging principles on the sustainable management of water resources. The book also reviews how these gender specific principles are currently applied in the water supply, sanitation and hygiene sector.
WIJK-SIJBESMA, C. van (1998): Gender In Water Resource Management Supply and Sanitation. Roles and Realities Revisited. The Hague: International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC) URL [Accessed: 19.05.2019]
Study on removal of parasitic cysts and toxicants as well as bacteria by biosand filter.
PALMATEER, G. MANZ, D. JURKOVIC, A. McINNIS, R. UNGER, S. KWAN, K. K. DUDKA, B. (1997): Toxicant and Parasite Challenge of Manz Intermittent Slow Sand Filter. (= Environmental Toxicology , 217 / 14 ). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. URL [Accessed: 19.05.2019]
This children’s book provides information on safe drinking water, ways of water contamination, simple HWTS options presented in attractive illustrations and simple languages so that school children can easily understand them.
ENPHO (2007): Amoeba and Water. Kathmandu and New York: Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) URL [Accessed: 19.05.2019]
This dissertation investigates the commercial viability of point-of-use (POU) water treatment systems (solar treatment, physical treatment and chemical treatment) in lower income settings. Six factors that have helped POU projects approach commercial viability are highlighted, including refining and improving product positioning, leveraging existing health awareness, offering an array of POU options, adapting business practices, finding alternative models of viability, and focusing on key product improvements.
HARRIS, J. (2005): Challenges to the Commercial Viability of Point-of-Use (POU) Water Treatment Systems in Low-Income Settings. Master Thesis. Oxford School of Geography and the Environment Oxford University URL [Accessed: 19.05.2019]
This article describes how to use shock chlorination safely and effectively.
ATILES, J.H. VENDRELL, P.F. (2003): Disinfecting your well water: Shock Chlorination, Housing and Environment. Georgia: The University of Georgia URL [Accessed: 19.05.2019]