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  2. Which drinking water is healthiest? The pros and cons of tap ...

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    While some bottled water is from a spring or filtration system, research shows that nearly 65% of bottled water sold in the U.S. comes from municipal tap water. But Rumpler says there can be ...

  3. LifeSaver bottle - Wikipedia

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    Once a filter has reached its limit, it will not allow contaminated water to be drunk. [4] The LiveSaver bottle has been used by soldiers for drinking water as well as cleaning wounds. [2] [3] [4] To filter the water, one puts contaminated water in the back of the bottle, then screws the lid on.

  4. Portable water purification - Wikipedia

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    The Portable Aqua Unit for Lifesaving (short PAUL) is a portable ultrafiltration-based membrane water filter for humanitarian aid. It allows the decentralized supply of clean water in emergency and disaster situations for about 400 persons per unit per day. The filter is designed to function with neither chemicals nor energy nor trained personnel.

  5. Water filter - Wikipedia

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    These filters are usually small, portable and lightweight (1–2 lb (0.45–0.91 kg) or less). These usually filter water by working a mechanical hand pump, although some use a siphon drip system to force water through, while others are built into water bottles. Dirty water is pumped via a screen-filtered flexible silicon tube through a ...

  6. Water purification - Wikipedia

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    To clean the filter, water is passed quickly upward through the filter, opposite the normal direction (called backflushing or backwashing) to remove embedded or unwanted particles. Prior to this step, compressed air may be blown up through the bottom of the filter to break up the compacted filter media to aid the backwashing process; this is ...

  7. LifeStraw - Wikipedia

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    Use of LifeStraw. The original LifeStraw is a plastic tube 22 centimetres (8 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) long and 3 centimetres (1 + 1 ⁄ 8 in) in diameter. [8] Water that is drawn up through the straw first passes through hollow fibres that filter water particles down to 0.2 µm across, using only physical filtration methods and no chemicals.

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