Product Specification
Name LifeStraw?
Description Personal water purification tool
Composition - Outer shell made of high impact polystyrene
- Top and bottom cap
- String to hang around the neck
Active Ingredients - Halogenated resin
- Anion exchange resin
- Active carbon, silver loaded
Efficacy Effective against waterborne bacteria (see test results).
Safety Residual Iodine levels till 500 litres: <0.03 mg/litre
Residual Iodide levels till 500 litres: <0.01 mg/litre
(the above parameters are within safety limits as per WHO guidelines)
Capacity 700 litres or 1 year
(calculated approximately on consumption
Imagineering
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The challenges of developing new tools for malaria prevention in complex emergencies
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Public-private partnership: transitioning from time-limited subsidised interventions to sustainable commercial markets
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Turning Surface Water
into Drinking Water
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