Comments on: Ceramic Water Filters Win IWA Award for Cambodia http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/03/09/ceramic-water-filters-win-iwa-award-for-cambodia/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:52:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: IDE Cambodiahttp://www.inhabitat.com/2009/03/09/ceramic-water-filters-win-iwa-award-for-cambodia/comment-page-1/#comment-121828 IDE Cambodia Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:21:00 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=16182#comment-121828 Thanks for this article. There is, however, a slight misreprestenation of the facts. UNICEF and WSP do not provide or promote ceramic water filters in Cambodia at all. The IWA award was given for research funded by UNICEF and WSP, which demonstrated the effectiveness of these filters at reducing the incidence of diarrhea in rural households. The filters were introduced to Cambodia in 2001 by International Development Enterprises (IDE, www.ide-cambodia.org) and are currently produced and distributed by three organizations: IDE, Resource Development International (RDI, www.rdic.org) and the Cambodian Red Cross. Together, these organizations have distributed upwards of 250,000 filters in Cambodia, improving thelives of more than one million people.In answer to the last comment. The filters do get clogged but can be cleaned using a plastic brush to increase the flow rate. Eventually, deep clogging of the pores can render the filter ineffective at which point it needs to be replaced. The average lifespan of a ceramic filter is 2 years. The size and shape of the filter make backflusing difficult. Chlorine is not recommended for cleaning of the ceramic filter element but can be used to clean the plastic receptacle tank and spigot. Thanks for this article. There is, however, a slight misreprestenation of the facts. UNICEF and WSP do not provide or promote ceramic water filters in Cambodia at all. The IWA award was given for research funded by UNICEF and WSP, which demonstrated the effectiveness of these filters at reducing the incidence of diarrhea in rural households. The filters were introduced to Cambodia in 2001 by International Development Enterprises (IDE, http://www.ide-cambodia.org) and are currently produced and distributed by three organizations: IDE, Resource Development International (RDI, http://www.rdic.org) and the Cambodian Red Cross. Together, these organizations have distributed upwards of 250,000 filters in Cambodia, improving thelives of more than one million people.

In answer to the last comment. The filters do get clogged but can be cleaned using a plastic brush to increase the flow rate. Eventually, deep clogging of the pores can render the filter ineffective at which point it needs to be replaced. The average lifespan of a ceramic filter is 2 years. The size and shape of the filter make backflusing difficult. Chlorine is not recommended for cleaning of the ceramic filter element but can be used to clean the plastic receptacle tank and spigot.

]]> By: crackgerbalhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2009/03/09/ceramic-water-filters-win-iwa-award-for-cambodia/comment-page-1/#comment-119531 crackgerbal Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:36:05 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=16182#comment-119531 that is a really cool and apparently fairly cost effective idea. I think that the pore spaces in the ceramic will eventually be filled up though, so what do you do with the pots after that?is there a way to back flush the pot systems to clean them out. And are they doing any disinfection with bleach? that is a really cool and apparently fairly cost effective idea. I think that the pore spaces in the ceramic will eventually be filled up though, so what do you do with the pots after that?

is there a way to back flush the pot systems to clean them out. And are they doing any disinfection with bleach?

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