Systematic Review of the Microbiological Performance of Household Water Treatment Technologies.

ABSTRACT: Household water treatment (HWT) is a prevalent method for improving the safety of drinking-water. We conducted a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature from 1997 to 2021 on microbiological performance of common HWT technologies including porous ceramic filters, carbon block or membrane filtration, granular media filtration, thermal treatment, solar disinfection, UV irradiation, chemical disinfection, and combined coagulation-disinfectant products. We used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) best practices and searched SCOPUS, Web of Science, PubMed, and Agricola and further consulted an expert working group to add relevant publications reporting microbial performance of HWT (n = 396 peer-reviewed studies). Reported log₁₀ reducti

SUBMITTER: Rao G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12550818 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature