Field testing of low-cost titania-based photocatalysts for enhanced solar disinfection (SODIS) in rural India
Victoria Porley, Efthalia Chatzisymeon, B.C. Meikap, Somnath Ghosal, Neil Robertson
Abstract
We report the efficacy of titania-based photocatalysts for use as a simple and effective method of disinfecting drinking water in villages in West Bengal, demonstrating the viability of this technique to enhance solar disinfection in rural areas.
Topics & Concepts
West bengalWater disinfectionEnvironmental scienceRural areaEnvironmental engineeringMaterials scienceWaste managementMedicineEngineeringSocioeconomicsPathologySociologyChild Nutrition and Water AccessEnergy and Environment ImpactsWater-Energy-Food Nexus Studies