"Water Purification" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Any of several processes in which undesirable impurities in water are removed or neutralized; for example, chlorination, filtration, primary treatment, ion exchange, and distillation. It includes treatment of WASTE WATER to provide potable and hygienic water in a controlled or closed environment as well as provision of public drinking water supplies.
| Descriptor ID |
D018508
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.780.200.800.800.900.900 N06.850.860.510.900.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Water Purification- Water Purification
- Purification, Water
- Purifications, Water
- Water Purifications
Water Treatment- Water Treatment
- Treatment, Water
- Treatments, Water
- Water Treatments
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Water Purification" by people in Profiles.
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Recycling Polymeric Solid Wastes for Energy-Efficient Water Purification, Organic Distillation, and Oil Spill Cleanup. Small. 2021 11; 17(46):e2102459.
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A Novel N-Halamine Biocidal Nanofibrous Membrane for Chlorine Rechargeable Rapid Water Disinfection Applications. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2021 Sep 01; 13(34):41056-41065.
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Chlorine Rechargeable Biocidal N-Halamine Nanofibrous Membranes Incorporated with Bifunctional Zwitterionic Polymers for Efficient Water Disinfection Applications. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2020 Nov 11; 12(45):51057-51068.
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Effects of Individual and Combined Water, Sanitation, Handwashing, and Nutritional Interventions on Child Respiratory Infections in Rural Kenya: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 06; 102(6):1286-1295.
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Access to Household Water Quality Information Leads to Safer Water: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in india. Environ Sci Technol. 2018 05 01; 52(9):5319-5329.
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Small Water Enterprise in Rural Rwanda: Business Development and Year-One Performance Evaluation of Nine Water Kiosks at Health Care Facilities. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 12 16; 14(12).
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Sulfidation of Iron-Based Materials: A Review of Processes and Implications for Water Treatment and Remediation. Environ Sci Technol. 2017 Nov 21; 51(22):13070-13085.
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Evaluation of Membrane Ultrafiltration and Residual Chlorination as a Decentralized Water Treatment Strategy for Ten Rural Healthcare Facilities in Rwanda. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015 Oct 27; 12(10):13602-23.
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The impact of school water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions on the health of younger siblings of pupils: a cluster-randomized trial in Kenya. Am J Public Health. 2014 Jan; 104(1):e91-7.
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Assessing the impact of a school-based water treatment, hygiene and sanitation programme on pupil absence in Nyanza Province, Kenya: a cluster-randomized trial. Trop Med Int Health. 2012 Mar; 17(3):380-91.