Abstract

HERNANDEZ AVILES, Diana Margarita  and  CHAPARRO, Tatiana R.. Rainwater treatment for human consumption purposes. Cienc. Ing. Neogranad. [online]. 2020, vol.30, n.2, pp.97-107.  Epub Dec 09, 2020. ISSN 0124-8170.  https://doi.org/10.18359/rcin.4409.

Rainwater is a renewable natural resource that has low contamination indexes. In rural areas, access to potable water can become an activity that is not very feasible. It is for this reason that the implementation of a self-sustainable system where rainwater can be treated comes as an alternative to avoid problems related to hydric stress and public health. Based on the above, the objective of this research was to determine the treatments necessary for rainwater to be suitable for different reutilization purposes, being human consumption one of them. Results suggest that natural carbon filters and solar disinfection are the alternatives with the highest elimination of the contaminants evaluated.

Keywords : Solar disinfection; filtering; reutilization; decentralized treatments.

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