Abstract

In this project, built an affordable, simple, and functioning water filter that the refugees could use. After
building, we were to upload the initial and final water sample results, along with pictures of our water
filter to our portfolio websites. We based our calculations on the location and number of refugees that
would need water. We used the total daily water consumption, 90 gallons, to determine the amount of
water that we would transfer to the Sam Houston National Forest for refugee consumption. When
building our water filter we used organic local materials, which we then ran dirty water through, and
tested our before and after product. While our filter cleaned out debris out of the water, it added
nitrates and other harmful organisms into the water. However, with the reservoir at lake Conroe clean
of debris, to successfully provide clean water, our filter needed to filter out microscopic problems rather
than macroscopic objects. In conclusion, our water filter was not a success. Our initial nitrate levels
before testing was 0.12. After filtering out our water, the nitrate levels jumped past 100.0, which turned
out to be an equipment malfunction. We tested the water to see if it had been clean of all protozoa as
well, the results came back positive for e-coli.

Conclusion:
In conclusion, our water filter did not work. It was able to filter out debris in the water, but not bacteria.
The nitrate and dissolved oxygen levels were inaccurate because of equipment malfunction. The PH of
the filtered water was 8 points higher than the initial. The water tested back positive for E-coli.