Resources
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Installation and Use
Marketing Materials
Sanitation and Hygiene Training
Warranty
The Efficacy of the Hydraid® BioSand Water Filter Studies
FAQ
Installation and Use
Hydraid® BioSand Water Filter Handbook (597KB PDF)
Hydraid® BioSand Water Filter Handbook Spanish (835KB PDF)
Assembly Instructions (120KB PDF)
Downloadable Marketing Materials
Hydraid® BioSand Water Filter Product Brochure (279KB PDF)
Hydraid® BioSand Water Filter Features and Specifications (397KB PDF)
Hydraid BioSand Water Filter: How It Works Poster (8.5x11) (259KB PDF)
Sanitation and Hygiene
The Hydraid® BioSand Water filter is one element of a comprehensive and sustainable health/sanitation/hygiene program. Learn more at the Center for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology. Click below for training posters and instructions customized to each area:
Africa Hydraid® BioSand & Sanitation Posters (23MB PDF)
Latin America Hydraid® BioSand & Sanitation Posters English (23MB PDF)
Latin America Hydraid® BioSand & Sanitation Posters Spanish (17MB PDF)
South Asia Hydraid® BioSand & Sanitation Posters (23MB PDF)
South East Asia Hydraid® BioSand & Sanitation Posters (24MB PDF)
Household Water Treatment & Safe Storage Appendix (737KB PDF)
Household Water Treatment & Safe Storage Participant Manual (2MB PDF)
Warranty
Hydraid® BioSand Warranty (64KB PDF)
The Efficacy of the Hydraid™ Water Filter Studies
Scientific References (151KB PDF)
Intermittent Slow Sand Filtration for Preventing
Diarrhea Among Children in Kenyan Households (245KB PDF)
Reductions of E. Coli, Echovirus Type 12 and Bacteriophages in an Intermittently Operated Household-Scale Slow Sand Filter (402 KB PDF)
Characterisation of the Biosand Filter for the E. Coli Reductions From Household Drinking Water Under Controlled Laboratory and Field Use Conditions (402KB PDF)
The Use and Performance of BioSand Filters in the Artibonite Valley of Haiti: A Field Study of 107 Households (770KB PDF)
A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Concrete Biosand Filter and its Impact on Diarrheal Disease in Bonao, Dominican Republic (523KB PDF)
Point of Use Household Drinking Water Filtration: A Practical, Effective Solution for Providing Sustained Access to Safe Drinking Water in the Developing World (105KB PDF)
Toxicant and Parasite Challenge of Manz Intermittent Slow Sand Filter(126KB PDF)
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions (80KB PDF)