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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

The Portapure Water Filtration Device: The Solution to the Water Crisis

Picture yourself in Africa or another developing country. You probably are picturing people, animals, and the environment around you. Then you notice the water. If you think this is just regular, safe, clean, drinking water, you're wrong. Today, 844 million people lack access to safe drinking water and with every 90 seconds, a child dies from a water related disease. This is all because these people don't have access to safe, drinking water to do their daily tasks with. Even though millions of people die each year because of this, there is a solution. The Portapure Water Filtration device, also known as PureLives, is one of the most revolutionary inventions in the world which will be greatly beneficial for many countries in the long run. PureLives is a 5 gallon water filtration device that removes bacteria, viruses, heavy metals, and contaminates out of water collected from contaminated lakes, rivers, streams, and wells in developing countries. According to the text, "Designed to filter water from contaminated lakes, rivers, streams, and wells in developing countries, PureLives CLEAR uses state of the art, patented filter technology to provide safe water without the use of any chemicals, electricity, or complex parts. The result is 99.99% pure water that can be safely consumed by families or sold by local water entrepreneurs.” This revolutionary invention was created by the company Portapure who's goal is to make every country have access to safe, and clean drinking water. The invention was made after the company noticed that Haiti, a country in the Caribbean, was having an issue similar to what Africa is dealing with right now. They delivered small versions of the water filtration system called Pocketpures to the people in need of safe, clean drinking water. According to the text, "On Christmas Eve of 2010, Page traveled to Haiti visit the Ministries of Haitian tent cities to donate more than 50 Pocketpure devices to the devastated victims of the earthquake that left thousands of Haitian citizens in a state of dire emergency. In the midst of devastation, Page demonstrated the effectiveness of Pocketpure by drinking from a Cholera infected river. In addition to the 50 water filtration devices donated -- and hand delivered -- by Portapure, an additional Pocketpure device was sent to Haitian victims for each one purchased in the states, making Page’s 'Christmas For Haiti' gift-giving campaign a remarkable success.” (Portapure). This innovation is essential to developing countries around the globe because it is a non-expensive, cheap-to-make invention that will provide people with clean, drinking water. As stated in the text, "Nearly 1 billion people lack access to clean and safe water, according to the Water Project, a nonprofit that focuses on water issues. Portapure, a five-gallon water filtration device, can take dirty water from a lake or stream and turn it into clean, drinkable H20 — without the need for purification tablets or electricity. The device can provide 3,000-5,000 gallons of drinkable water before it needs a new filter.” (Portapure). As a final thought, this invention can not only change Africa and Haiti, this innovation can provide safe, clean drinking water for everyone. Together, we can make the Water Crisis a thing of the past!

Works Cited:

Short, Kevin. “11 Simple Inventions That Could Change The World.” The Huffington Post, TheHuffingtonPost.com, 15 July 2014, www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/15/simple-inventions-change-world_n_5565040.html.

“Home.” Portapure, www.portapure.com/home/.

“Water Crisis - Learn About The Global Water Crisis.” Water.org, water.org/our-impact/water-crisis/.




6 comments:

  1. Nice job explaining what this water filtration device. Can it filter other bodies of water like a pond with a lot of bacteria? Can it also filter out other things like stagnate water?

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  2. Nice job explaining what this water filtration device. Can it filter other bodies of water like a pond with a lot of bacteria? Can it also filter out other things like stagnate water?

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    1. Thanks! It can filter other bodies of water like a pond with a lot of bacteria and it can also filter out stagnate water.

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  3. I like how you explained the importance of the water filtration device in countries that need it. Can it filter salt and bacteria out of saltwater from the ocean to help coastal countries?

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    1. *In addition to contaminated lakes, rivers, streams, and wells.

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    2. Thanks! It can filter out salt and bacteria out of saltwater from the ocean as well.

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