Inactivation of bacteria from contaminated streams in Limpopo, South Africa by silver- or copper-nanoparticle paper filters

• Published in: Environmental science water research & technology Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 85 - 96
• Main Authors: Dankovich, Theresa A, Levine, Jonathan S, Potgieter, Natasha, Dillingham, Rebecca, Smith, James A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.01.2016
• Subjects: copper nanoparticles; Point-of-use water purification; silver nanoparticles; antibacterial filtration; Escherichia coli

There is an urgent need for inexpensive point-of-use methods to purify drinking water in developing countries to reduce the incidence of illnesses caused by waterborne pathogens. Previously, our work showed the deactivation of laboratory-cultured bacteria by percolation through a thick paper sheet c...