It is so common in Western homes to turn on taps and drink plenty of water that makes one forget the true value of this resource. Of the 8,000 million people on Earth, 1,600 million still cannot find water within their reach; This is a figure that all experts predict will increase due to global warming. Therefore the importance inventions like Safe Water CubeA simple and inexpensive water purification system that has solved the lives of as many as 250,000 people in various parts of the planet.
It is an innovation that emerged from the mind of French engineer Jean-Paul Augereau, which emerged as a solution to the problem of water scarcity in many countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Safe Water Cube allows you to filter any water and make it drinkable.
After surviving certain death from septicemia he contracted in Egypt after brushing his teeth with dirty water, this engineer (had to have a blood transfusion) has decided to give back to humanity the move that saved his life. The way to do this is to invent this purification system that cleans the water and makes it suitable for all kinds of uses.
Invention of Jean-Paul Augereau It filters approximately 1,000 liters of water per hour or 150,000 liters per month. It works purely mechanically, meaning it doesn’t need chemicals or a power source.and filters water from both ponds, rivers and brackish waters.
But how does it work? As his website explains in detail, the pumped water goes through five successive filtration stages that make the water as pure as possible without destroying the minerals it contains. It is a maintenance-free system, except for filter replacement every four months.
These stages are as follows:
1.- 100 micron sieve at the pump strainer (or 500 micron sieve at the tank inlet)
2.-60 micron filtration through plastic filter.
3.- 25 micron filtration through textile filter.
4.-Filting 5 microns through a textile filter. This is the only consumable part of the system.
5.-Ultrafiltration at 0.02 micron using a ceramic filter.
The device, which is certified according to the criteria of the World Health Organization, has the appearance of a giant barrel that can be placed almost anywhere and creates the landscape of many towns, villages and villages in many countries with drinking water shortages. this. Senegal, Mexico, Madagascar, Haiti, Ivory Coast, India or Cameroon are just a few of the places where it currently works.
“Five stages of non-chemical filtration They ensure that all viruses and bacteria that are the source of diarrhea, dysentery, cholera or hepatitis are stopped without destroying the minerals in the water.”, notes the author of Safe Water Cube.
The foundation created by the initiative’s organizer, Ağır Ensemble, is not only limited to the production and installation of these water filters, but also to this activity. any social action in the countries in which it operatesjob creation, schooling under circular economy criteria and reforestation of areas.
All technical information about the device: https://www.safewatercube.com/
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