Water Purification

"Water Purification" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	N06.850.780.200.800.800.900.900 N06.850.860.510.900.900
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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Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Public Health Practice [N06.850.780]
Communicable Disease Control [N06.850.780.200]
Sanitation [N06.850.780.200.800]
Sanitary Engineering [N06.850.780.200.800.800]
Waste Management [N06.850.780.200.800.800.900]
Water Purification [N06.850.780.200.800.800.900.900]
Sanitation [N06.850.860]
Sanitary Engineering [N06.850.860.510]
Waste Management [N06.850.860.510.900]
Water Purification [N06.850.860.510.900.900]

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Bar chart showing 32 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2004	1	0	1
2005	0	1	1
2006	1	0	1
2007	1	1	2
2009	3	0	3
2010	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	1	0	1
2014	2	0	2
2015	5	0	5
2018	5	1	6
2019	1	0	1
2020	1	0	1
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1
2023	1	0	1
2024	1	0	1
2025	0	1	1

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Tran HTM, Pham GH, Le TV, Nguyen HT, Hoang TM, Tran SV, Nguyen KM. Two-step reaction using Fenton and ozone in advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for removing chlorophenoxyacetic acid herbicides from water. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2025 Jul; 32(31):18678-18693.

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Hogard S, Pearce R, Yetka K, Gonzalez R, Bott C. Virus inactivation in low ozone exposure water reuse applications. Water Res. 2024 Jun 01; 256:121536.

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Zhang X, Koirala R, Pramanik B, Fan L, Date A, Jegatheesan V. Challenges and advancements in membrane distillation crystallization for industrial applications. Environ Res. 2023 10 01; 234:116577.

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Wachira JM, Kiplimo D, Thuita M, Masso C, Mwirichia R. Community Structure of Nitrifying and Denitrifying Bacteria from Effluents Discharged into Lake Victoria, Kenya. Curr Microbiol. 2022 Jul 14; 79(9):252.

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Gong F, Li H, Yuan X, Huang J, Xia D, Papavassiliou DV, Xiao R, Yamauchi Y, Wu KC, Ok YS. 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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Nanzaluka FH, Davis WW, Mutale L, Kapaya F, Sakubita P, Langa N, Gama A, N'cho HS, Malambo W, Murphy J, Blackstock A, Mintz E, Riggs M, Mukonka V, Sinyange N, Yard E, Brunkard J. Risk Factors for Epidemic Cholera in Lusaka, Zambia-2017. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 08; 103(2):646-651.

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Kebede TG, Dube S, Mhuka V, Nindi MM. Bioremediation of Cd(II), Pb(II) and Cu(II) from industrial effluents by Moringa stenopetala seed husk. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2019; 54(4):337-351.

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Schilling KA, Awuor AO, Rajasingham A, Moke F, Omore R, Amollo M, Farag TH, Nasrin D, Nataro JP, Kotloff KL, Levine MM, Ayers T, Laserson K, Blackstock A, Rothenberg R, Stauber CE, Mintz ED, Breiman RF, O'Reilly CE. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Characteristics among HIV-Positive Households Participating in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study in Rural Western Kenya, 2008-2012. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 10; 99(4):905-915.

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Farkas K, Marshall M, Cooper D, McDonald JE, Malham SK, Peters DE, Maloney JD, Jones DL. Seasonal and diurnal surveillance of treated and untreated wastewater for human enteric viruses. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2018 Nov; 25(33):33391-33401.

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Ghosh UK. An approach for phycoremediation of different wastewaters and biodiesel production using microalgae. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2018 Jul; 25(19):18673-18681.

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