eprintid: 1421181 rev_number: 58 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/01/42/11/81 datestamp: 2014-03-17 19:31:57 lastmod: 2021-11-13 23:38:38 status_changed: 2014-03-20 10:26:57 type: article metadata_visibility: show item_issues_count: 0 creators_name: Adler, I creators_name: Hudson-Edwards, KA creators_name: Campos, LC title: Evaluation of a silver-ion based purification system for rainwater harvesting at a small-scale community level ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B04 divisions: C05 divisions: F44 divisions: C06 keywords: disinfection, drinking water, rainwater harvesting, silver ions, sustainable development note: This is the authors' accepted version of this article. © IWA Publishing 2013. The definitive peer-reviewed and edited version of this article is published in Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology — AQUA Vol 62 No 8 pp 545–551 [doi:10.2166/aqua.2013.049] and is available at www.iwapublishing.com. abstract: Silver has been known for centuries to be a powerful disinfectant, with no known harmful effects to humans if applied in adequate doses. Although its use was partially discontinued with the advent of chlorination and modern antibiotics, the discovery of bacterial resistance and disinfection by-products has enabled its re-emergence as a viable water purification option. On the other hand, implementation in small-scale rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems has received little attention, possibly due to a general perception that it is a complex and/or expensive technology. This can be overcome by efficient designs that dose silver ions into the water at a minimal cost. The authors evaluated a dozen RWH systems equipped with silver releasing devices, which have been providing drinking water to schools and clinics in a rural area of Mexico. This paper represents a follow-up to a previously published study on an evaluation performed in the same region. A number of water quality parameters have been analysed, examining the long-term efficiency of the projects. Our observations show that the silver ion devices act as an effective disinfection mechanism, as long as adequate maintenance is provided. The combination with conventional settling tanks and filtration units seems to greatly enhance the overall performance of the system. date: 2013-12-15 official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2013.049 vfaculties: VENG vfaculties: VMPS oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_source: WoS-Lite elements_id: 921772 doi: 10.2166/aqua.2013.049 lyricists_name: Adler, Ilan lyricists_name: Campos, Luiza lyricists_name: Hudson-Edwards, Karen lyricists_id: IJADL48 lyricists_id: LCCAM91 lyricists_id: KAHUD91 full_text_status: public publication: Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA volume: 62 number: 8 pagerange: 545 - 551 issn: 0003-7214 citation: Adler, I; Hudson-Edwards, KA; Campos, LC; (2013) Evaluation of a silver-ion based purification system for rainwater harvesting at a small-scale community level. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA , 62 (8) 545 - 551. 10.2166/aqua.2013.049 <https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2013.049>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1421181/3/PaperAQUA2013_Final_rev_template.pdf