Analyse the water before drinking
The analysis of drinking water is an essential part of IWAO’s disaster operations. In conflict areas the water has to be analyzed before it can be distributed to consumers. Important criteria are cloudiness, the content of disinfecting agents, salinity, pH-value or bacteria like E. coli. The only way to ensure that drinking water is safe is through diligent analysis. Until there are any reliable result, IWAO recommends boiling the drinking water in the conflict area.
The chemicals used for analysis in conflict areas must be durable and impervious to heat. The procedures should be simple. The industry already offers space-saving and robust small devices that meet these requirements. It is important that experienced specialists, like the ones organized within IWAO, carry out the analysis of the emergency water. Otherwise mistakes concerning the analysis process may have serious consequences.
IWAO does not only provide its expertise. The organisation also has got lists of devices that are available at fire departments and water works and can be used in case of a catastrophe.
newsflash
19.01.2010one million water purification tablets are on the way to haiti. they will there be distributed with the aid of monks. They have several orphanages, which have yet received no or little aid. Your donation saves lives.
We will ship the next as soon we collected enough donations. 2 cent = 1 tablet = 1 day water/person
Donation via Paypal available:
Donations account:
International Water Aid Organization (IWAO)
Sparkasse Heidelberg, sort code: 672 500 20
Account number: 9072020
IBAN: DE 06672500200009072020
Re: „Water aid Haiti“
19.10.2009
IWAO supports the work fo the springboard foundation with 10.000 Chlorine Tablets. The Tablets arrived in Manila and shall be handed over to the springboard foundation staff immediately.