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Bank filtration: a sustainable water treatment technology for developing countries
conference contribution
posted on 2018-02-12, 15:08 authored by Saroj K. Sharma, G. AmyAs good quality water sources become more scare, water quality standards become more stringent and
the cost of water treatment is increasing, there is need for a sustainable and robust water treatment
technology. Bank filtration has been used for surface water treatment in Europe and USA for many years.
However, this technology has not been utilised fully in developing countries. Bank filtration is a natural
process of water treatment which is simple, avoids the use of chemicals and when properly designed and
operated produces water of acceptable quality and reduces the cost of water treatment. It utilises the
physical, chemical and biological removal processes in the soil and aquifer for purification of surface
water during its passage to production wells. Based on the results of two feasibility studies conducted in
Malawi and Kenya, this paper elaborates on the potentials and constraints of promoting bank filtration
technology for water treatment in developing countries.
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SHARMA, S.K. and AMY, G., 2009. Bank filtration: a sustainable water treatment technology for developing countries. IN: Shaw, R.J. (ed). Water, sanitation and hygiene - Sustainable development and multisectoral approaches: Proceedings of the 34th WEDC International Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18-22 May 2009, 5p.p.Publisher
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