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tristanmiller

The Simple water purification System. - 1 views

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    This water filtration system uses the idea of groundwater purification to replenish water cheaply. A layer of pebbles, gravel, sand and cotton is put into a water bottle cut in half in that order, top to bottom. A picture of this system is shown on the website above
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    "...this is just a miniature model made in 5 minutes. the elaborate plan is really that after this process, it will be aerated, so that the aerobic bacterias can form and eat up the unremovable toxins, which also produces the biogas, it is removed, then exposed to extreme uv radiation, and boiled that kills those bacterias too." -http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Simple-water-purification-System/ -In the comments section from the creator of the article
alexmdoan

Unicef, Common Waterborne Pathogens (table 5) http://www.unicef.org/wash/index_wes_rela... - 1 views

Common water-borne pathogens Diarrhea- caused by many different pathogens, bacteria, viruses, protozoans. It causes loss of water and electrolytes in the body, leading to dehydration and/or death....

water filtration safety pathogens

started by alexmdoan on 30 Sep 14 no follow-up yet
trentaonw

HWTS Design Guidelines - 1 views

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    Turbid water sources deemed unfit for drinking by individuals in Busia, Kenya, ranged from 10.5 to 87.0 NTU for 10 open water sources (CDC report to IPA, 2006).This site Talks about how nephelometric turbidity units or NTU. it tells you how many NTU is in different water sources. The main thing it talks about is how many NTU is unfit for drinking in 3rd world countries.
awheeler29

Religion/ Culture - 1 views

according to the article most of the residents of the area are christian which should mean that they will most likely gladly accept any type of filter that could be made, due to their culture there...

http:__www.kenya-information-guide.com_kajiado-county.html

started by awheeler29 on 30 Sep 14 no follow-up yet
parkero

Simple Water Filter out of a Waterbottle - 0 views

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    This Water Filter is very easy and quick to make. Most, if not all the materials can be found in or around your house. A Water Filter can be a necessary survival item if you have no access to clean water. Materials Needed: - Water Bottle - Scissors or Knife - Coffee Filter, Cotton Balls, or fabric.
adrianna79

Typhoid Fever - 0 views

This website tells which bacteria is entered into your body and how it spreads. It also shares how to possibly prevent the disease. http://www.onhealth.com/typhoid_fever/article.htm

started by adrianna79 on 30 Sep 14 no follow-up yet
adrianna79

Typhoid Fever - 0 views

This website gives insight to what Typhoid fever is, symptoms, and how it can be treated. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156859.php

started by adrianna79 on 30 Sep 14 no follow-up yet
adrianna79

Typhoid Fever - 0 views

This website talked about a recent science discovery on how the bacteria that's on the food and water people consume releases its toxin into the body causing all the symptoms and deaths. http://www...

started by adrianna79 on 30 Sep 14 no follow-up yet
neelpatel98

More Ammonia removal on a governmental basis - 0 views

http://water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/upload/2002_06_28_mtb_ammonia_stripping.pdf This helps explain how ammonia is removed from waste water by the Environmental Protection Agency.

started by neelpatel98 on 30 Sep 14 no follow-up yet
adrianna79

Typhoid Fever - 0 views

This website talks about how to cure the fever and results of what happens if not immediately treated. It explains how to stop the spread of the fever also. http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections...

started by adrianna79 on 30 Sep 14 no follow-up yet
aleuszler

MIlitary Water Treatment - 1 views

http://www.meco.com/meco-military/about This website talks about the systems the United States Military is using right now.

started by aleuszler on 30 Sep 14 no follow-up yet
jloveonw

Water Filtration- general - 2 views

http://www.howitworks.net/how-water-filters-work.html Summary: Most water filtration systems today use activated charcoal to remove many poisonous substances. This is due to the porous quality of ...

started by jloveonw on 30 Sep 14 no follow-up yet
tristanmiller

types of fabrics - 0 views

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    For this project, we were not sure if any fabric would work at all for any sort of filtration so we decided that our best bet would be to try as many different types of fabric as possible, both in what material they were made out of and in how the fabric was made (woven, knitted, etc.).
aleuszler

South Africa Tea Bags - 2 views

http://singularityhub.com/2010/09/15/south-africa-develops-nanotech-tea-bag-to-filter-water-for-pennies-video/ This website explains a process that is being researched right now that involves the u...

started by aleuszler on 30 Sep 14 no follow-up yet
tristanmiller

Particle and Turbidity Removal - 2 views

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    Source water may contain turbidity (muddiness), particles, and organic material. Federal and state laws require all surface water systems and systems under the influence of surface water to filter their water. The primary water treatment technology uses filtration techniques. Filtration is the removal of particulates, and thus some contaminants, by water flowing through a porous medium.
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    This website gives you techniques on ways to filter out turbidity from water through different filtration methods.
jacekline

Turbidity information and testing - 1 views

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    This source explains what turbidity is, the reasons that water would have higher turbidity, and tests for turbidity in water.
kgossonw

Culture of Kenya - history, people, clothing, traditions, women, beliefs, food, customs... - 2 views

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    This article states that a good majority of the county lives in rural areas. Any filtration system that we might build will have to be small, cheap, and accessible so that it will be effective for the people there.
neelpatel98

Ammonia removal - 3 views

http://www.purewaterproducts.com/articles/chloramine-and-ammonia This link provides a method of ammonia removal.

started by neelpatel98 on 30 Sep 14 no follow-up yet
thomasc_13

Ammonia Removal - 6 views

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    A good article about ammonia in water
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    This link describes how to remove ammonia from water through the exchange of ions.
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