SUMMARY:The objective of this study was to determine the efficiency of artesian filters using different diameters in comparison with a commercial filter, using water with suspended solids sediments. The handmade sand filter was constructed from a reservoir cylindrical of gas cooking 13kg. The different sizes of gravel were used (small, medium and large: 0.2; 1.58 e 2.85 mm, respectively). It was adopted in the experiment completely randomized design with 4 treatments and 8 replications. For analysis of the results were submitted to descriptive statistics, normality test and coefficient of variation in each of the treatments and were also performed by analysis of variance. The conventional disc filter was used as control treatment.The handmade sand filter with use of gravels of different diameters, small (36.64 %), medium (35.16 %) and large (29.26 %), were more efficient than the market filter (25.57 %). Artisanal and commercial filters presented similar efficiencies, as they did not present statistical differences, so these filters with gravel use become a viable alternative for irrigated agriculture.KEYWORDS: localized irrigation, water quality, clogging emitters.
EFICIÊNCIA DE FILTROS ARTESANAIS