ATDEC (ATMOSPHERIC DEW COLLECTOR): A

SUSTAINABLE METHOD FOR HARVESTING

ATMOSPHERIC WATER
AGREGADO, CAPOTOY, CHATTO, EBON, ESCALERA, HUESCA, MAMA,
PRINCIPE, SOLATORIO, VILLALOBOS

STEM 12 – ST. MARK

Background of the Study
Water shortage is one of the problems that threatens the globe. As
cited in WHO/UNICEF (2019), 2.2 billion of people lack access to
safely managed drinking water services and over half of the global
population or 4.2 billion people lack safely manages sanitation. In
the Philippines, more than 790 million people have no access to
water. Water shortage is one of the problems that threatens the
globe. (Blomberg, M., 2019).
Background of the Study
This problem encouraged the researchers to create a
concept of device that can harvest water in the
atmosphere. The device will be versatile to collect
atmospheric water from daytime and night time. Through
the help of the prototype Atmospheric dew collector it can
easily collects water from atmosphere to produce clean
water that can be useful for the community especially
those places who suffers from water shortage.
Statement of the Problem

This study aims to create a prototype of atmospheric

water collector. Specifically this study aims to:
1. Design a prototype of atmospheric water collector.
2. Construct a prototype of atmospheric water collector.
3. Test the functionality of the prototype.
4. Difference between the amounts collected in daytime
and evening.
Significance of the Study

This study will significantly be beneficial to the Community,

Agricultural Sector, Researchers, and Future Researchers. The study
will further be beneficial in providing knowledge to the researchers
and future researchers, and the product that the study aims to create
would also bring impact to the community and agricultural sector in
terms of supplying water as response to water shortage or scarcity.
 Definition of Terms
The words define below are the common terms mentioned in the
study, these words were given definition in order to be well
understood.
• ATDEC. (Atmospheric Dew Collector) A device that collects water
from the atmosphere.
• Atmospheric. Relating to the atmosphere of the earth that will be
used as the source of the water.
• Humidity. High humidity means the higher chances to get a right
volume of water from the device.
• Weather condition. The device depends at the weather condition in
collecting water.
Methodology
This study will utilize the experimental research design whereas the
study will establish cause-and-effect relationships from the variables to
the amount of water that the prototype can collect.
Phase 3 Phase 4
Phase 1 Testing the prototype. Analyzing the data.
Designing and • Use of graduated • Use of descriptive
materials preparation cylinder for amount of
quantitative analysis
for the prototype. water.
• Wet and dry bulb and Independent
hygrometer to measure sample t-Test.
Phase 2 humidity.
• Use of digital timer will
Creating the prototype. be used to record the
time taken of the
collected atmospheric
water.
Findings

Table 1. The volume of collected water and the time conducted

at daytime.
Time Taken Humidity Amount of Water
Collected (mL)

5:49 am (Day 1) 71% 4.5 Ml

6:00 am (Day 2) 64% 2 Ml

5:39 am (Day 3) 46% 1.5 Ml

Findings

Table 2. The volume of collected water and the time conducted

at evening.
Time Taken Humidity Amount of Water
Collected (mL)

11:07 pm (Day 1) 68% 4 mL

11:43 pm (Day 2) 59% 3.5 mL

11:23 pm (Day 3) 40% 1 mL

Findings

Table 3. The total volume of collected water and the time

conducted in days.
Time Taken Amount of Water Collected
(mL)
Day 1 8.5 mL

Day 2 5 mL

Day 3 2.5 mL
Findings

Table 4. Difference between the amounts collected in daytime

and evening
n Mean S.D. t df p-value Statistically
Significant

Day time 3 2.67 1.60728 -.127 4 .905 No

Evening 3 2.83 1.60728 -.127 4 .905 No

Conclusions

The following are the conclusion derived from the analysis of the
data and results:
• An Atmospheric Dew Collector (AtDeC) can be designed.
• A prototype of Atmospheric Dew Collector (AtDeC) can be
constructed.
• Atmospheric Dew Collector (AtDeC) can harvest atmospheric water
in different time intervals.
• The amount of collected atmospheric water in daytime and evening
have no significant difference in terms of volume because the P-
value which is 0.905 is higher than 0.05.
 Recommendations

Based from the results and outcome of the study, the

researchers recommend the following:
• The researchers recommend to test the width and height of
the device if it can effect on the amount of atmospheric water
collected.
• The researchers recommend to test multiple parts of the day
with an interval of every 5 hours.
• The researchers recommend to conduct water analysis to test
if the gathered atmospheric water is safe to drink.
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