What is clean water?
Safe water for personal hygiene, drinking, and gear decontamination.
Vital steps to make water safe.
Water Treatment according to the CDC
How much clean water do you need?
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How much water do you consume?
Every day you lose water through your breath, perspiration, urine and bowel movements. For your body to function properly, you must replenish its water supply by consuming beverages and foods that contain water.
So how much fluid does the average, healthy adult living in a temperate climate need? The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine determined that an adequate daily fluid intake is:
About 15.5 cups (3.7 liters) of fluids a day for men
About 11.5 cups (2.7 liters) of fluids a day for women
These recommendations cover fluids from water, other beverages and food. About 20% of daily fluid intake usually comes from food and the rest from drinks
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What is considered personal hygiene?
Personal Hygiene is washing your hand, face, and feet. Rinsing the balance of your body. Brushing your teeth, and disinfecting your mouth. Cleaning and disinfecting skin abrasions and wounds. It is safe to say, that accomplishing these tasks consumes an additional 3-4 liters per person.
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How much does water weigh?
Average person doesn’t think about this question, considering most get their water from a tap. But have you asked this yourself?
Water weights approximately 2.2 pounds per liter
1 day requires a minimum of 6-8 liters per person.
Totaling 12.4- 17.6 pounds
6-8 liters of CLEAN water, is required, per person, per day. To survive indefinitely.
When Carrying Clean Water Supplies it is All About Weight
A days worth of water, per person, weighs 12.4 - 17.6 pounds
CleanIt’s Pump Assembly Weighs 3.75 pounds
MOLLE Bag Assembly Weight: 2 lbs
Hose Weight (Including Shielding) 2 lbs
CleanIt Overall System Length (fully assembled w/ routed hose for filtration) 27"
Hose Assembly (Including Shielding) 2 lbs
Maximum Media Compacity: 82 Cubic inches
Estimated 4 Cartridge Replacement Time: 5 minutes
When water can cause serious harm and you can’t afford the weight of clean water transportation, CleanIt is the solution.
How does the CleanIt deliver clean safe water?
The CleanIt electrically pumps water; through multiple external cartridges filled with your choice of filter media. Target the toxins in your water via an open (filter media) system,
For more information on Water Filtration check out these links below:
https://etrlabs.com/key-differences-between-water-filtration-and-purification-explained/