Solar Water Purification Bag
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Solar water purification bag. It s also convenient since it is a kind of portable water filtration system. You can use it hundreds of times. In today s article we will clue you in on this ingenious purification method and provide steps for doing it successfully in the field. Dan bruce shows off puralytics s solarbag photochemical water purification system at outdoor retailer winter market 2015.
Solar water disinfection in short sodis is a type of portable water purification that uses solar energy to make biologically contaminated e g. This method of water disinfection effectively rids the water of disease causing biological substances such as bacteria viruses and protozoa. The purblue process indicator included tells you that the purification process is complete. It is simple effective and cheap.
During its time in the sun the uv radiation kills off harmful germs and diarrhea causing bacteria. The solarbag is a sunlight activated reusable water purifier that destroys or reduces the broadest range of contaminants without pumping electricity chemicals or replaceable components simply place the solarbag in the sun for a few hours and enjoy purified water. Through solar activated nanotechnology the solarbag offers the broadest contaminant. Solar water purification is not a myth shows good effectiveness and can be done with virtually no effort.
Use two plastic water bottles to make a water filter that uses solar energy to purify water. It will not clog like a filter and no pumping or backwashing is needed. Solar water purification is a method of water disinfection that everyone should know about for emergency natural disaster or wilderness survival situations. Solarbag portable drinking water purifier.
Water contaminated with non biological agents such as toxic chemicals or heavy metals require additional steps to make the water safe to drink. For a complete guide to this solar water treatment process refer to the sodis training materials page. It is a portable water purification system which uses solar energy or uv radiation to disinfect contaminated water. North american salt 40 lb salt pellets with iron reduction.
The water is purified in 2 3 hours on a sunny day or 4 6 hours on a cloudy day or if the source water is tea colored. These materials are available free of charge in more than a dozen languages. Item 419023 model 419023.