LifeStraw Personal Water Filter

LifeStraw filters to 0.2 microns through the use of hollow-fiber membranes, which are small tubes with even smaller pores. These pores allow water to pass, but prevent contaminants larger than 0.2 microns from flowing through. As you get closer to 264 gallons (1,000 liters), the pores will eventually become clogged with debris and the flow will stop.

LifeStraw is the water filter chosen by leading NGOs for humanitarian relief worldwide since launch in 2005. LifeStraws have been sent to Africa, Pakistan, Haiti, and South America for disaster aid, and a portion of domestic sales support this donation program. LifeStraw has only been available in North America since 2011, when excess inventory has allowed it.

SPECS:

• Drink directly from streams, or from a wide-mouth water bottle
• Removes a minimum of 99.9999% of waterborne bacteria (>LOG 6 reduction)
• Removes 99.9% of waterborne protozoan parasites (>LOG 3 reduction)
• Surpasses EPA guidelines for E. coli, Giardia (beaver fever), and Cryptosporidium oocysts, and many others.
• Reduces water turbidity, filters particles of approximately 0.2 microns.
• Filters up to 264 gallons (1000 liters) of contaminated water per manufacturer.
• Contains no chemicals. Does NOT contain iodinated resin (iodine): safe for your thyroid gland. BPA-free.
• Will not allow water to flow when it reaches capacity.
• The choice of NGOs for worldwide humanitarian relief since 2005. A portion of sales goes to support clean water projects worldwide.
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  FEATURES:
  
  
• No after-taste. LifeStraw has no after-taste, since no chlorine, iodine or other chemicals are used.
• No waiting time. You can drink from your LifeStraw right away. There is no need to wait for water to drip or chemicals to act.
• 5-year shelf life: Can be stored and used periodically. The shelf life is not reduced if the LifeStraw is used occasionally and then put back in storage.
• LifeStraw meets or exceeds EPA standards for efficacy. LifeStraw was successfully assessed in laboratory conditions (harsher conditions than what is required by the EPA in terms of turbidity and organic matter), up to 1600 liters (approximately 160% of design life). Independent testing at the University of Arizona showed that LifeStraw exceeds the EPA requirements of LOG 6 reduction for bacteria and LOG 3 reduction for protozoan parasites.Bacteria removed include: Escherichia coli (E. Coli), Campylobacter, Vibrio cholerae (Cholera), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Shigella, Salmonella. Protozoa removed include: Giardia lamblia (Beaver Fever), Cryptosporidium parvum (Crypto), Entamoeba histolytica.
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  LifeStraw Personal Water Filter

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