Ceramic Water Filter Potters For Peace

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Ceramic water filter potters for peace.

For most of these people the only water available is contaminated with disease and harmful bacteria resulting in millions of child and family illnesses leading to death. The objective of the potters for peace water filter project is to make safe drinking water available by helping set up workshops that will produce ceramic water filters made from local materials. These filters are low tech and low cost and eliminate approximately 99 88 of water born disease agents. The ceramic water filter water is one of the most basic human necessities yet many millions of families spend a major part of their day struggling to get an adequate supply.

Ceramic filtration pdf 2 pages locally manufactured ceramic filters have traditionally been used throughout the world to treat household water. Potters for peace in partnership with educational specialists at the center for affordable water sanitation technology cawst is offering a two week ceramic water filter course. The objective of the potters for peace water filter project is to make safe drinking water available by helping set up workshops that will produce ceramic water filters made from local materials. By the end of the training participants will be able to demonstrate what is involved in high quality ceramic filter production and explain what is involved in starting and maintaining a successful filter factory.

Currently the most widely implemented ceramic filter is the potters for peace.