Arango Ruiz, Álvaro de Jesús2012-04-252012-04-2520041794-4449http://hdl.handle.net/10567/184In current times, the population from developing countries is experiencing a lack of basic sanitary conditions, including the potable water to satisfy their needs. The lack of water potabilization is associated to illness and death among children because of hydric origin diseases. The lack of water available and properly treated for human use, brings the need to get interested on innovative projects in this field, as biofiltration, introducing efficient treatment, potabilization and distribution alternatives which must be easy to be reached and economically viable for the people.esBiofiltraciónPotabilización del aguaCorporación Universitaria LasallistaAgua potableFiltración lentaTratamiento de aguasArticle