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How to make filthy water drinkable

Michael Pritchard · TED

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About

Too much of the world lacks access to clean drinking water. Engineer Michael Pritchard did something about it -- inventing the portable Lifesaver filter, which can make the most revolting water drinkable in seconds. An amazing demo from TEDGlobal 2009.

The talk

  1. How to make filthy water drinkable 10 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal 2009
Speaker
Michael Pritchard
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Business and management, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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