Thursday, October 31, 2013

Life Straw



The LifeStraw, (also avalible as the LifeStraw Family) is a straw like device through which the user can received clean drink water. It's as simple as drinking through it as is filtered within. They are water filters designed by the Swiss-based Vestergaard Frandsen for people living in developing nations. It supposedly is able to filter 99.9999% of waterborne bacteria and 99.9% of parasites.The LifeStraw Family, a larger unit designed for family use, also filters out 99.99% of viruses. It is supposed to be able to provide one person enough drinking water for one year with the family providing for a family of five for up to three years. These units were distributed during 2010 during the Haiti earthquake and after floods in Thailand and Pakistan. It is currently available for $20 and the family for $100.


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