Low-Cost Water Purification Systems Can Save Lives, Be Used in Disasters

According to Dr. Brent Haddad, environmental studies professor at the University of California Santa Cruz, over 3 million people—including 1.3 million children under the age of six—die each year from drinking infected water. He notes that "Contaminated water is one of the biggest factors in the higher mortality rates of Third World countries."

One in eight people worldwide lack access to safe, clean drinking water, according to UNICEF and the World Health Organization. Many people have no choice but to drink water they know is contaminated with potentially life-threatening bacteria.

There are a growing number of solutions becoming available to help people in poor developing countries obtain up to 5-gallons of safe, clean water each day.

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