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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.

Water is the basic essential to life. People can live up to a week or better without food, but can only live 2-to-3 days without water. Clean water can be hard to find if you get stranded or there is an emergency. If you have to find your...

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.

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.

This website gives you techniques on ways to filter out turbidity from water through different filtration methods.