“CHARCOAL FILTERS have an annual estimated cost of US$10 to 100 for a family that uses 25 liters of water per day. Countries with local access to charcoal, or materials … will face significantly lower costs that those that have to import the charcoal filters. Activated carbon filtration systems have an estimated average annual cost of over US$100 for a family that uses 25 liters a day.”
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