Clean water no problem for expeditionary purifier.THE EXPEDITIONARY unit water purifier, or EUWP, is a lightweight, transportable system capable of purifying, storing and dispensing potable potable /pot·a·ble/ (po´tah-b'l) fit to drink. po·ta·ble adj. Fit to drink; drinkable. potable fit to drink. water in any austere environment, from virtually any water source, including seawater seawater Water that makes up the oceans and seas. Seawater is a complex mixture of 96.5% water, 2.5% salts, and small amounts of other substances. Much of the world's magnesium is recovered from seawater, as are large quantities of bromine. and sources contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. by nuclear, biological or chemical agents. A unit can produce more than 200,000 gallons per day of potable water from a fresh water source, or about 100,000 gallons a day from a seawater source. With a total weight of less than 35,000 pounds, the EUWP can be transported in a C-130 military aircraft. A team of four, using a 10k forklift, can have the EUWP set up and producing potable water within six hours. Reverse osmosis--the core technology for the EUWP--is considered one of the best available treatment techniques for most classes of chemicals, according to the manufacturer, Village Marine Tec., of Gardena, Calif. An EUWP units was deployed to Biloxi, Miss., for hurricane relief operations last year. The EUWP began as a congressionally mandated effort to reduce the cost of desalination desalination or desalting Removal of dissolved salts from seawater and from the salty waters of inland seas, highly mineralized groundwaters, and municipal wastewaters. in the United States. The program is managed by the Office of Naval Research The U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR), headquartered in Arlington, Virginia (Ballston), is the office within the U.S. Department of the Navy that coordinates, executes, and promotes the science and technology programs of the U.S. . |
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