‘Tea Bag’ Filter Provides Safe Drinking Water

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SOUTH AFRICA: ‘Tea Bag’ Filter Provides Safe Drinking Water By Chris Stein

A young boy drinks water from an unclean water source.

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 30, 2010 (IPS) - Though it may look like a tea bag, straining water through this recently developed filter could provide a cheap, easily replenished source of water for those who need it most.

The unique device, developed at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, is no ordinary tea bag. It is a sophisticated yet inexpensive water filter that fits into the neck of a bottle and can quickly purify drinking water. And this filter could provide a short-term solution for those without access to clean drinking water, experts say. Though, the water experts stress, it is not a replacement for water-purifying infrastructure.

Although the filter is yet to be manufactured on a large scale, it could possibly play a role in combating diseases caused by the consumption of unsafe drinking water. According to the United Nations, just over one billion people worldwide lack safe access to drinking water and more than two million people, mostly in developing countries, die each year from diseases associated with poor water and sanitary conditions. Read more at ipsnews.net

 

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