posted by Simon on Dec 31
Clean Water Kit
PUR, the Swiss division of Proctor and Gamble, has created an easy to carry, easy to use water purification kit. The kit, initially developed for use in Third World countries, is useful in applications where you need a large supply of drinking water all at once and boiling the water would be tedious and impractical. The kit consists of two collapsible containers, a stirring tool, a clothe filter, and packets of purification chemical.
The water to be purified is poured into the first container and a chemical is stirred into it. This chemical creates a flocculus that looks something like cotton candy. The flocculus traps impurities in the water and then sinks to the bottom of the container after about ten minutes. The water is then strained into the second container and is ready to drink. The PUR Clean Drinking Water Kit will treat exactly 10 liters of water at a time (no variations on the amount of water are permissible for safe results) and is especially good for water that carries lots of particulate matter, like lake wate
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