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Slow sand
filters and Blue Future Filters
Peter
Blackburn and Lafayette College EWB in Honduras.
Project brings slow sand filtration to
remote community.
Peter
Blackburn,ingham Operations Manager, just returned from a successful
slow sand filtration installation in Honduras. Peter was working with a
group of young engineers from the Engineers Without Borders group at
Lafayette College, Upston, Pennsylvania as part of their ongoing
efforts to bring safe drinking water to this community. Pictures will
be posted shortly on the www.slowsandfilter.com site.
ABCs
of maintaining slow sand filters
A possible treatment of choice for rural
homeowners and small systems.
by Humphrey Blackburn
"...If
you have customers who rely on private surface water sources for
household use, slow sand filtration - or more accurately biologically
active filtration - may be an effective choice for water treatment." --
From the September 1998 edition of Water Technology
magazine.
Raincatcher, Peru
Harvesting natural rainwater to quench the world's thirst.
"...After
catching and storing the rainwater, the next chore is cleaning it for
absolute safe drinking. Another key person in this story is a man by
the name of Humphery Blackburn..."
Get
the Upper Hand With Slow Sand
Filters effective on surface water.
By Humphrey M. Blackburn
"Surface
water is sometimes the only available safe water source for rural
homeowners. But treating surface water can present real headaches for
the water treatment professional...." -- From the April 1997
edition of Water Technology magazine.
Goto
Reviews and MetaEfficient
A Guide to
the Most Efficient Things in the World.
"Slow sand filters are
perhaps the most efficient means of producing clean drinking water."
-- From GotoReviews.com