Arsenic Filter Pilot

Pilot is up and running
At the moment the pilot project is up and running. Realized: 7 filter (for 300 liter) for 12 households of 5 members (60 per filter / filters 7 x...

Explanation of filter use

Explanation of filter use

Filter installation

Filter installation

Filter installation

Filter installation

Filter installation

Filter installation

Transport filters
Transportation of all materials to the villages was costly for poor roads, and flooding of the river, it was difficult to reach villages with all...

Transport tanks

Hand Pumps
3 pump heads were specially manufactured for NIAS, as the previously selected supplier had stopped. This brought some delay in the project.

Filter construction
Here we see the prototype of the filter construction

Filter production
The production of the filters turned out to be much more expensive. To get started with the pilot NOTS decided to begin with 7 locally manufactured...

Filter material
Filling up the tank with filter material. Here we see brick chips.

Filter materials
The middle tank is filled with different layers of filter materials.

Community involvement
NIAS involves and empowers the communities. Local partner PRIDE, builds a relationship with the local communities through awareness activities,...

Testing filter 2
This is a picture of the filter installation that is currently being tested in two villages in Bangladesh.

Testing filter
With a young designer NOTS has been working towards a conceptual design which can be used in Bangladesh. Together with PRIDE we are now testing this...

Filter design in progress
With a young designer NOTS has been working towards a conceptual design which can be used in Bangladesh. Together with PRIDE we are now optimizing...