Ceramic filter manufacturing in Northern Ghana : water storage and quality control
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning; and, (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2011.
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| author | Kleiman, Shanti Lisa |
| author2 | Susan Murcott. |
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| description | Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning; and, (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2011. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/672302019-04-11T07:31:48Z Ceramic filter manufacturing in Northern Ghana : water storage and quality control Kleiman, Shanti Lisa Susan Murcott. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Urban Studies and Planning. Civil and Environmental Engineering. Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning; and, (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2011. Page 6 missing. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-70). In 2009, Pure Home Water (PHW), a Ghana based non-profit organization working to provide affordable and safe drinking water to people in the Northern Region of Ghana, began the construction of a ceramic pot filter (CPF) factory near the city of Tamale. By 2011, the factory had the molds, supplies, and kiln necessary for large-scale filter production, but needed to both increase its own water storage capacity, and to implement quality control standards. This thesis documents elements of PHW's efforts to bring household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS) to scale through local manufacturing of ceramic pot filters. Specifically, it records work done between January and April 2011 to build water infrastructure for the PHW factory and to improve quality control for CPF production. Detailed documentation of the design and construction of an underground water storage system, observations about the iterative process of establishing standardized quality control procedures, and recommendations for additional research, are provided to serve as a practical guide for PHW management and others who may engage in similar work in the future. by Shanti Lisa Kleiman. M.Eng. M.C.P. 2011-11-18T21:05:00Z 2011-11-18T21:05:00Z 2011 2011 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67230 759096595 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 88 p. application/pdf f-gh--- Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Urban Studies and Planning. Civil and Environmental Engineering. Kleiman, Shanti Lisa Ceramic filter manufacturing in Northern Ghana : water storage and quality control |
| title | Ceramic filter manufacturing in Northern Ghana : water storage and quality control |
| title_full | Ceramic filter manufacturing in Northern Ghana : water storage and quality control |
| title_fullStr | Ceramic filter manufacturing in Northern Ghana : water storage and quality control |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ceramic filter manufacturing in Northern Ghana : water storage and quality control |
| title_short | Ceramic filter manufacturing in Northern Ghana : water storage and quality control |
| title_sort | ceramic filter manufacturing in northern ghana water storage and quality control |
| topic | Urban Studies and Planning. Civil and Environmental Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67230 |
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