Low-cost water purifiers use chip packets to kill off dangerous bacteria

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Armed with plywood, a glass tube and some empty chip packets, mechanical engineering students from the University of Adelaide have developed a low-cost water purification system capable of killing off harmful bacteria. The solution is designed for remote communities in Papua New Guinea (PNG), an area where water is particularly susceptible to pathogen infestation. .. Continue Reading Low-cost water purifiers use chip packets to kill off dangerous bacteria

Section: Health and Wellbeing

Tags: Australia, Bacteria, Engineering, Environment, Mechanical engineering, Purification, University of Adelaide, Water

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