Each page of the book can filter about 30 days worth of clean drinking water, and the whole book can last about four years. The drinkable book saving lives for a minimal cost. One drinkable book is said to give 5000 litres up to four years of clean drinking water for a single person. The paper costs only pennies to produce, making it by far the cheapest. Waterislife has introduced a campaign to move into full production of the drinkable book. Bugkilling book pages clean murky drinking water bbc news. To combat the problem and to help educate about the dangers of unsafe water, waterislife teamed up with dr teri dankovich from carnegie mellon to create the drinkable book. But each page of this book is a paper water filter that will make it safe to drink. Each of its pages is made from a thick sheet of paper impregnated with silver nanoparticles, that kill 99. The organization is raising funds to help produce the. Therefore, the drinkable book isnt just a tool that purifies water, it teaches proper sanitation, too.
One page from this drinkable book can potentially filter up to 100 litres of drinking water and may provide a cheap, sustainable solution for. The drinkable book water is life 1,433,431 views 6 years ago 03. The content on each page, printed in food grade ink in both english and swahili, educates people about safe water habits providing life saving information, such as keeping trash and feces away from your water source. Saltfree drinkable water comes at a cost two thirds of the world worries about water for at least a month annually. How much does each 20page book cost to make, and how much are the. The best part about this book with a conscience is that it cost just pennies to make and is. For persons living in a normal house, or in an apartment, this book is an excellent firsthand and single book, by first in helping explaining how to find out the quality of the water which actual is being used. This new life saving drinkable book can provide clean. The drinkable book contains pages laced with antimicrobial silver nanoparticles that can be used as filters to produce clean drinking water by pouring dirty water through them. According to theresa dankovich, postdoctoral researcher at carnegie mellon university who developed the drinkable book a page can clean up to 100 litere of drinking water and the entire book can filter one persons water needs for four years. Teri dankovich is a chemist who invented a paper that purifies drinking water. Drinkable book filters filthy water and makes it safer. The drinkable book is a life saving tool that filters water and teaches. The drinkable book was designed by nyc typographer brian gartside for water is life, a nonprofit organization.
Introducing the drinkable book kids news article page 17. And while children under 5 get a renewed chance at life, sunspring units help a. The drinkable book, by waterislife and dr teri dankovich. Each page can be torn out and used to turn sewage into drinkable water. This graphene filter makes dirty saltwater drinkable. Low cost drinkable book for cleaning contaminated water. One book can provide water filtration for up to four years, making it good for 5000 litres of clean water. With your help, we can implement the books as a part of our wash approach, as well as make the books available for global partner distribution. The drinkable book pages cost around 10 us cents each and each half page can last up to a month.
The drinkable book has waterpurifying pages new atlas. The content on each page, printed in food grade ink in both english and swahili, educates people about. According to theresa dankovich, postdoctoral researcher at carnegie mellon. Could this drinkable book provide clean water to the. Now a book that filters water at a low cost good news. Heres a life saving tool that may change the lives of less fortunate people all around the world but it could also see its use in more developed countries. The drinkable book combines scientific innovation to filter water with an educational approach towards the consumers, enhanced by creative and clever design.
This book provides water, sanitation, and hygiene education, and each page is a water filter. Each page, costing just pennies to make, is coated with silver nanoparticles that, when used to filter water, can trap a reported 99. The water in sydney harborwhich is salty and polluted by sewage, toxic chemicals, and microplasticsisnt drinkable. It costs only pennies to produce, making it by far the cheapest option on. The drinkable book is a guide to safe drinking water and the pages can be torn out and used as water filters. Pages of a drinkable book could bring safe water to millions.
Each filter can provide up to 30 days worth of clean drinking. Eliminating waterborne bacteria with pages from the. The book, simply called the drinkable book, acts to both educate the user and purify. For people in developing nations, getting clean water may soon be as simple as opening a book the drinkable book, that is. The drinkable book can literally save your life discover magazine. That money will finance equipment and travel costs and provide clean water to two villages for a month, according to their estimates. The drinkable book provides safe drinking water cnet. Dankovich from carnegie mellon, waterislife introduced the drinkable booktm. Drinkable book turns dirty water clean for a thirsty world.
The drinkable book is a life saving tool that filters water and teaches proper sanitation. Each book can provide a user with clean water for up to four years. Thats the idea behind the drinkable book, developed by carnegie mellon university postdoc theresa dankovich. One successful source of saltfree drinkable water leaves a bitter aftertaste. The drinkable book water is life water filters for sale. The drinkable book purifies water for millions business. The pages of the drinkable book are made with silver nanoparticlecoated paper that filters 99. Drinkable books isnt a good indicator because some costs. Succeed in many areas of the world the water crisis is not an issue of scarcity its an issue of providing access. Could these five innovations help solve the global water. Waterislife uses varying type of drill rigs, depending on the areas geology and accessibility. This lowcost drinkable book that kills bugs and cleans. The filter is portable and easy to use, and unlike other water cleaning processes that use chemicals such as chlorine or iodine, there is no offtaste to the water cleaned by the drinkable book. A page can clean up to 26 gallons 100 liters of drinking water.
The drinkable book will make it safe to drink the water. Could this drinkable book provide clean water to the developing. Ddb has produced the drinkable book, a manual made of water filters, for the water is life charity. Drinkable book promises to filter unclean water time. Each page can be removed from the book and slid into a special holding device in which water is poured through and filtered. But researchers in australia recently tested a new type of water filter. The drinkable book purifies water for millions business insider. When water passes through it, more than 99 percent of the harmful bacteria are killed, making it comparable to the tap water in the u.
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