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Water purifiers for the poor fail to prove their worth [1]

Many of the systems intended to provide clean water for families in some of the world's poorest communities may not work. That's the conclusion of Paul Hunter, a microbiologist at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK, who has assessed past studies of the effectiveness of household water treatment (HWT) systems.

Publication Date: 
14/11/2009
Jessica Hamzelou [2]
New Scientist [3]
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Water Treatment Technology [4], Drinking Water [5], Waterborne diseases [6], Health [7], Diarrhoea [8], Poverty [9], Research [10], United Kingdom (UK) [11]

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