Safe Drinking Water for Gunungkidul - Development of a ceramic filtration for point-of-use drinking water treatment in a tropical karst region

This work addresses the development of a locally produced ceramic filter for point-of-use water treatment in the district Gunungkidul in Southern Java, Indonesia, which belongs to the regions without safe water supply. Analyzing local raw material for the filter production and local firing processes as well as filter design and performance, a filter composition and firing procedure was developed for the local production of ceramic filters.