“Appropriate Technology for the 21st Century: Technological Innovation to Empower Africa”

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dc.contributor.authorDube, Donatus
dc.contributor.authorParekh, Champaklal T.
dc.contributor.authorSiangwata, Sherpherd
dc.contributor.authorNyathi, Makhosazana
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-24T08:19:02Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-26T12:55:37Z
dc.date.available2016-11-24T08:19:02Z
dc.date.available2023-06-26T12:55:37Z
dc.date.issued2014-11-25
dc.descriptionPresentation on Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Appropriate Technology.en_US
dc.description.abstractLow-income earners in Zimbabwe’s rural areas currently depend, to a very large extent, on water from rivers, wells, dams and boreholes. Water from all these sources is contaminated in one form or the other by the anthropogenic as well as natural pollutants and in many cases is unsuitable for human consumption. Over the past decade, an increasing number of field-based studies have been undertaken to determine the success of point – of – use (POU) treatment measures in reducing waterborne diseases. However for poor communities in rural areas of Zimbabwe such interventions have remained largely ineffective due to availability and application challenges, lack of support, resistance due to cultural stigmas and mere ignorance. The aim of this research was to provide a simple POU solution to water quality problems in the rural communities of Zimbabwe. Thermally converted magnetite particle material with nanoporosity was used to construct rudimentary filters for use by villagers. Both laboratory and village scale tests were conducted. Results revealed that filters constructed using nano-porous magnetite material were very effective for microbiological and chemical pollution control in water and can be used successfully and sustainably by poor communities in the rural areas.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyata University Northern California Council of Black Professional Engineers (NCCBPE) National Technical Association NACOSTIen_US
dc.identifier.citationNyathi, M., Dube, D., Siangwata, S. and Parekh, C. (2014) 6th International Conference on Appropriate Technology ‘Appropriate Technology for the 21st Century: Technological Innovation to Empower Africa’.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://196.220.97.103:4000/handle/123456789/747
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectMagnetite particlesen_US
dc.subjectNanotechnologyen_US
dc.subjectFiltrationen_US
dc.subjectRural communitiesen_US
dc.title“Appropriate Technology for the 21st Century: Technological Innovation to Empower Africa”en_US
dc.typePresentationen_US
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