Apparently this Danish-inspired invention will assist people in Third World Countries (or "developing countries") who may not have access to clean drinking water. One can simply just dip this plastic flute-like straw into a river and suck----just like a straw. This straw then filters out and kills the bacteria---providing the people with clean drinking water.
Sounds like a great idea.. but tooooo crazy for me! Will this really work? How do we get these straws out to the people? Apparently these straws will be sent out from organizations here (ex. environmental groups).... But these straws aren't recycable, so how sustainable is this solution? We need a solution that will be sustainable for the people.....We need to have clean drinking water accessible to the people...
Check it out: LifeStraw
Thanks to my environmental students who shared this information with me... Prime example of teachers learning from their students.
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