(PCM) Scientists have now developed a “drinkable book” with pages that have the ability to filter water of impurities for those that do not have access to safe and clean water.
The book page filters were tested at 25 contaminated water sources in South Africa, Ghana, and Bangladesh and were able to filter 99% of bacteria and contaminants out of the water.
Dr. Teri Dankovich of Carnegie Mellon University is the scientist behind the new invention and claims it is aimed for individuals living in developing countries. She notes that 663 million people around the globe do not have access to clean drinking water and this invention would be of great service to that group of individuals.
All someone has to to do to use the filter is tear out one of the book pages, place it in a simple filter holder and pour water through it from area streams, rivers or wells which will then be cleaned and safe for consumption. The paper filters are coated with silver or copper ions, which are absorbed by the microbes.
Each book page filter has the ability to clean over 100 liters of water, which mean that one book could potentially filter water for one person for up to four years. It is not known just how well the book page filters are able to kill certain viruses, but they do have the ability to filter out and kill most bacteria found in contaminated water.