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Showing 1 to 20 of 98 for “"point of use"”.
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Point-of-Use Water Treatment Device for Disaster Relief
<p>A point-of-use water treatment device and an optimal method for its use were developed. The specially-designed vessel is to be used with flocculation and disinfection agents, while also providing for clean water storage. Possible applications would be disaster relief, emergency preparedness, and …
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Solar disinfection for point of use water treatment in Haiti
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2001.
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Optimization of Point-of-Use Water Treatment Device for Disaster Relief
<p>Point-of-use (POU) drinking water treatment is a common method of providing drinking water in disaster relief situations when critical water infrastructure is damaged. In these cases, POU treatment devices can be used to treat local water until relief organizations set up more permanent water …
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Point of Use Semi-Batch Reverse Osmosis Desalination Prototype Experimental Validation
… reliable access to treated piped water. A range of desalination systems exists, from large seawater distillation plants in Kuwait to home-scale point-of-use (POU) reverse osmosis (RO) purifiers in India. However, current home-use systems produce significant amounts of wastewater, achieve a …
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Understanding Practical Limitations of Lead Certified Point of Use (POU) Filters
There has been a recent increase in the adoption of point-of-use (POU) household water filters as an alternative to untreated tap water or bottled water. POU filters certified for lead removal have recently been distributed by the hundreds of thousands in communities amid water lead crises, as a …
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Study of filtration for point-of-use drinking water treatment in Nepal
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2000.
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Point-of-use soil diagnostics : an actionable information system for resource constrained farmers
During the mid-1960s, India came to the brink of an acute food crisis in the midst of heavy dependence on food imports. A period of rapid agricultural modernization that followed, known as Green Revolution, transformed India from a net importer of food into an exporter. Although an appropriate …
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Evaluating solar disinfection for point-of-use water treatment in non-tropical climates
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002.
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Statistical Evaluation of the Factors causing Microbial Growth in Point-of-use Filters
… and its related health concern in the DC area, Point-of-Use (POU) filters were installed at public schools to reduce lead concentrations in water. However, the installation of POU filter could possibly lead to the growth of bacteria inside the filters, which could lead to health concerns. …
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Point-of-use arsenic removal from drinking water in Nepal using coagulation and filtration
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002.
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Examination of the release of lead and bacteria from activated carbon point-of-use filters
… published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2026-05-01
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Effects of installing point-of-use filters intended for lead removal on drinking water quality
… system can lead to elevated concentrations of toxic metals and harmful microorganisms that pose a risk to human health. Premise plumbing systems can be sites of elevated lead concentrations from lead service lines and are favorable environments for biofilm-forming opportunistic pathogens. To …
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Study of point of use treatment methods for the disinfection of drinking water in Nepal
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2000.
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Point-of-use water treatment systems in rural Haiti : human health and water quality impact assessment
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002.
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Household-level point-of-use water filtration system in Haiti : strategies for program management and sustainability
The traditional approach of providing safe drinking water supplies through centralized large-scale systems has proven ineffective, costly, and elusive, particularly in serving the needs of rural populations in developing countries. The focus of safe water provision in developing countries is …
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The Effectiveness of Point-of-Use Treatment in Improving Home Drinking Water Quality in Rural Households
Despite claims of nearly 100% access to potable drinking water in the US, issues of drinking water quality, accessibility, and equity persist in many regions of the country. Drinking water is a common health concern in rural communities, where social, geographic, and economic challenges can inhibit …
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A photonic resonator interferometric scattering microscope for label-free detection of nanoparticles in point-of-use environments
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-09-01 without embargo terms
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Understanding Mechanisms of Water Lead Contamination by Nitrate Spallation Corrosion and Lead Removal by Point-of-Use (POU) Filters
Lead enters drinking water by a process of corrosion, dissolution or particle detachment from lead bearing plumbing materials. Preventing contamination of water from lead-tin solder corrosion and achieving effective removal of particulate lead by point-of-use (POU) filters are important public …
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