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Bill Gates drinks filtered water from human feces to demonstrate the new water purification technology
Bill Gates drinks filtered water from human feces to demonstrate the new water purification technology
Bill Gates drank a glass of water made from human feces to introduce clean water technology in developing countries.
This is to demonstrate that the new water purification technology is completely reliable. From sources of dirt or sewage we can all separate the purest water. The Microsoft founder says he wants to start building water purification plants around the world after completing tests and tests.
This project has been welcomed by the charity WaterAid, and commented that it can help the water and waste scarcity spread in urban areas. According to these organizations, there are 748 million people worldwide lack clean drinking water.
In a video posted on his blog, Bill Gates goes back to the process of handling human waste and through the process until a glass of purest water is available. “The glasses are as delicious and sweet as any other purified water,” he said. When I research and successfully test the most advanced filtration techniques, I will happily drink this water every day.
In the video, the process is as follows: waste, dirty water is first introduced, boiled to extract the steam, the remaining solids will be burned and generated electricity to supply the system system, even for some other thing if redundant. The steam is passed through a cleaning system to produce drinking water.
Bill Gates asked, "Why do people want to turn waste into drinking water and electricity?"
The answer is also he gives, because poor sanitation leads to the deaths of more than 700,000 children each year. If we can develop this system at an affordable price then people can get rid of their own waste, we can prevent more deaths and help children grow up healthier.
According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF since 2013, 2 years ago, there were 2.5 billion people in the world living in unsanitary conditions. Figures from WaterAid show that the number of people in the world without access to clean water has decreased by about 20 million since that time.
On the other hand, charities also claim that this technology can benefit even those who live in a hygienic environment, not just those who don't. If this technology can be deployed on a large scale, from small investors to entrepreneurs, it could be a catalyst for changing the sanitation landscape in regions. urban areas in developing countries.
However, the director of technical support for environmental sanitation - Ada Oko-Williams also has to admit that "the history of philanthropy with inventions of good intentions but often rarely fulfilling their promises". He hopes that the above project will not join this list.
The project is funded by the Bill Gates Foundation and the Melinda Gates Foundation.