Water Purification: Solar

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SODIS METHOD-Clean drinking water in 6 hours
https://www.sodis.ch/methode/index_EN.html

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Water can be disinfected and in this way made drinkable using the rays of the sun. "Solar water disinfection" - SODIS for short - thus offers a solution for preventing diarrhoea, one of the most common causes of death among people in developing countries.

Clean drinking water in 6 hours
The SODIS method is ideal for treating water for drinking in developing countries. All it requires is sunlight and PET bottles. How does it work? Clear PET bottles are filled with the water and set out in the sun for 6 hours. The UV-A rays in sunlight kill germs such as viruses, bacteria and parasites (giardia and cryptosporidia). The method also works when air and water temperatures are low. --- CONTINUED at LINK, above ---

How does it work?
http://www.sodis.ch/methode/anwendung/index_EN

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The SODIS method is very easy to apply: A transparent PET bottle is cleaned with soap. Then, the bottle is filled with water and placed in full sunlight for at least 6 hours. The water has then been disinfected and can be drunk. --- CONTINUED at LINK, above ---
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How to Purify Water with Sunlight
http://modernsurvivalblog.com/health/how-to-purify-water-with-sunlight/

Image Did you know that solar radiation from the sun can purify (disinfect) water and make it safe for drinking from harmful bacteria?

While so often we hear or read about the bad things that the sun is capable of doing to us, we should also know that some of the same energy from the sun can be harnessed for doing good. A few good examples include solar electric panels, solar hot water panels, and solar ovens.

Well here is one more good example. Harnessing the solar energy from the sun to purify (disinfect) water from a lake or stream into safe drinking water. It is much simpler than you may think. Here’s how … CONTINUED at LINK, above ....
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How to Build a Water Purification System in 10 Minutes
http://www.askaprepper.com/homemade-water-purification-system/

(SNIP) ... There’s one method of making a water still that is so simple and effective it can be done just about anywhere, constructed in minutes, and with no special knowledge or supplies. And it can turn salt water into fresh water as well.

All you need is a little sunlight to get the process going. It’s a technique that was invented by the U.S. department of agriculture to pull water from the arid Arizona deserts, and it’s even more effective in less extreme climates. ---CONTINUED---
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Solar Still
https://grandpappy.org/hwater.htm

* For Fair Use and Educational Purposes Only. -- Scroll down to "Solar Still"

I have read about solar stills but I have never personally experimented with one. However, I am passing this information on to you so you will know everything I know about water.

You will need a large plastic sheet or tarp to make a solar still. Dig a conical hole about four-feet wide at the top and coming to a point about two-feet deep. The bottom of the hole should be ... ---CONTINUED--- With a diagram
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