LIFESAVER bottle filters out dangers
By Susan Wilson
With the natural disasters in recent years, many people have started developing better methods of providing clean water in affected areas. One such method is the LIFESAVER bottle that filters out all dangerous substances in local water to make it drinkable.
The bottle is composed of several filtration systems all free from chemicals. First, the bottom of the bottle is unscrewed to allow water collection. The bottom contains a “pre-filter disc/scavenging sponge”. Then the bottom is reconnected to the bottle and the water is pumped through the rest of the filtering system.
The bottle filtering systems include a replaceable carbon filter, ultra filtration membranes, a protective sleeve and a replaceable UF cartridge. Particles as small as 15 nanometers across can be filtered out by pumping water through the bottle’s system. Since viruses can be as small as 25 nanometers, this catches all viruses along with bacteria, fungi, parasites, and all other nasty stuff hidden in untreated water.
This bottle was created by Michael Pritchard in response to recent disasters using his own money. The cost of the bottle is not cheap at $460 a piece, but if you consider that the filters in the bottle can filter 1050 gallons or 4,000 litres before needing to be replaced, it isn’t too bad a bargain for those who can afford it.
Initially, disaster relief organizations, various military units, and governments will be the only ones able to purchase these bottles in any kind of quantity. Hopefully, with large sales will come lower pricing as the designer/manufacturer learns how to create the entire system more cost effectively.
Either way, these bottles need to be available now for such situations as the earthquake in China, the floods in the U.S. Midwest, and other world wide disasters.
In a few years, as the cost comes down, this bottle might make it into the “must have” kit of outdoor enthusiasts everywhere.
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