# How to make filthy water drinkable

- 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](https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_pritchard_how_to_make_filthy_water_drinkable)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [How to make filthy water drinkable](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/michael_pritchard_how_to_make_filthy_water_drinkable/3c622a2518aa), 10 min (TED's player)