question:water-filters
question:water-filters


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zengirl2 "For a project I was looking at toxins in water and read about sunflower stalks being used for this purpose. There was even a startup in NJ, but not..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
gretchengehrke "Hmm. This is surprising to me too. Iron-rich clay can readily adsorb arsenic under oxygen-rich conditions (this is actually the root of Bangladesh,..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
stevie "interesting! I've seen people using clay to filter water in Nicaragua, but I don't have an understanding of how that worked. " | Read more » over 6 years ago
Ag8n "I'm very surprised. I've spent many hours analyzing incoming raw material ( often times clays) usually for heavy metals. Clays are often the sour..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
warren "There are also a number of resources on turbidity monitoring -- DIY and otherwise, here: https://publiclab.org/wiki/turbidity " | Read more » over 6 years ago
warren "There's also this post by @shanlter which could be helpful? https://publiclab.org/notes/shanlter/12-17-2015/waterfilter-kits-for-rural-chinese I ..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
Mempet "Hi @gretchengehrke! Thanks for letting me know about this! I might actually be able to use it. However, one complication I have is the amount of li..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
gretchengehrke "Hi @Mempet, Could you use a turbidity tube like this one: https://www.carolina.com/environmental-science-water-quality/carolina-turbidity-tube-120-..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago