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WATER PURIFICATION AND SIMPLE TECHNOLOGY | |
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Access to clean drinking water is taken for granted
in most countries across the world. However, in many third world
countries clean drinking water is not always available. Many people,
especially children, suffer from diseases contracted from drinking water
infected with salmonella, E-coli bacteria and many other forms of
bacteria. Drinking impure water can be fatal and at best cause severe
diarrhoea. Diarrhoea dehydrates the body and often the sufferer drinks
more contaminated water in an attempt to replace the water his/her body
has lost. |
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The ‘dirty’ water is poured into the top of a tank which contains layers of sand, charcoal and gravel. As the water sinks through the various layers the bacteria and dirt are removed. The clean water flows through a hose/pipe into a ‘clean’ water storage tank. The water is now safe to drink. This is simple technology helping people live safer and longer lives. |
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