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    This document summarizes and compares several existing solutions for purifying water, including boiling, survival filters using layered materials like sand and charcoal, solar stills that use transpiration and evaporation, various filtration methods using coffee filters, cloth or portable filters, and solar water disinfection using sunlight exposure. However, solar water disinfection is noted as taking too long to be effective for the current mini design project.

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    This document summarizes and compares several existing solutions for purifying water, including boiling, survival filters using layered materials like sand and charcoal, solar stills that use transpiration and evaporation, various filtration methods using coffee filters, cloth or portable filters, and solar water disinfection using sunlight exposure. However, solar water disinfection is noted as taking too long to be effective for the current mini design project.

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    Exisiting Solutions

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    This document summarizes and compares several existing solutions for purifying water, including boiling, survival filters using layered materials like sand and charcoal, solar stills that use transpiration and evaporation, various filtration methods using coffee filters, cloth or portable filters, and solar water disinfection using sunlight exposure. However, solar water disinfection is noted as taking too long to be effective for the current mini design project.

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    Existing Solutions

    Ryan and Layne Mini Design Project

    Boiling

    Kills microorganisms
    Does not reduce turbidity significantly
    Can not remove heavy metal
    contamination
    Can not remove chemicals with a higher
    boiling point than water

    Survival Filter
    Layers of materials like sand,
    grass, gravel, and charcoal can
    be used to filter water
    Activated charcoal is an efficient
    water purifier.

    Solar Still
    Uses transpiration and
    evaporation to collect water from
    vegetation
    Provides idea of using
    cohesion/adhesion to direct
    water to a collection device

    Filtration

    Coffee filters
    Folded cloth
    Military use reverse osmosis filter
    Life Straw
    Many portable filters

    Solar Water Disinfection


    Most effective on water with a
    turbidity of less than 30 NTU
    Minimum 6 hours exposure on a
    sunny day
    Too long of a process to be
    effective in the project

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