Water, Ecosystems, and Health

The earth’s surface is mostly covered by water and the human body is made up of mostly water, which shows that there is a link between water, ecosystems, and health. However, there is a shortage of safe drinking water and adequate sanitation, which can result in very serious illnesses. Besides water-borne illnesses, there are chemicals, such as pesticides and other synthetic chemicals that make their way into the water systems because of runoff. It is more than farmers and other people who put chemicals into the water, such items oil, gasoline, and sewage are dumped into the ground and end up in our water resources. But there are ways that we can protect our natural water systems.

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Water Saver Usage Meter

The Water Saver Usage Meter is a great little device that monitors how much water you are using, clearly displaying the amounts. By being aware of your exact water usage it is easier to start to reduce the amount, it can also be used to help ensure that you do not over or under water your garden plants.

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King Of Urinal – Sustainable Urinal Concept

The King Of Urinal is a concept design for a urinal that helps to save on water consumption and promotes good hygiene. Each urinal features a sink built into the top of it which allows a user to clean their hands immediately after use and flushes the urine away without requiring any additional water.

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Clean Rain – Rain Water Filtration And Harvesting System

Clear Rain is a device that allows you to filter rain effectively and efficiently and allows you to attach hosing to take the cleaned rain to where it is needed, for a pool, pond or any form of water storage.

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Liquid-Powered Digital Clock

The Mini Hydro Clock is a small clock (about 2.5cm by 5cm) which simply displays the time. No alarm function, no date or calendar information. Just the time.

However, what is interesting is that you can power it with any fluid you like, including water, juice, milk and beer. I imagine that the smell from the milk when it goes off will be pretty nasty though! Considering you can use almost any water-based solution to power the clock without batteries…. you could use urine too!

Source: Geek Alerts

SteriPEN – Portable Water Purifiying Gadget

The SteriPEN is an eco-friendly gadget ideal if you’re travelling to areas with typically unsafe drinking water. The SteriPEN will allow you to refill your water bottles (rather than buy bottles from a shop) and ensure the water is safe before you drink it. The pen uses shortwave ultraviolet light which damages the DNA of bacteria, viruses and protozoa, rendering them harmless. (more…)

Nano-Tech Water Drop Puzzle

The Nano-Tech Water Drop Puzzle is simply a puzzle that cleverly exploits surface tension in water to allow you to use individual water drops instead of marbles or metal bearings in a toy. (more…)

WaterMill: Drinking Water out of thin air!

The WaterMill is an elegant solution for providing pure drinking water, by literally condensing water vapour in the air into an internal chamber. According to the ElementFour website, atmosphere contains between 4g and 25g of water per cubic metre. Of which, the WaterMill can convert between 10 and 40% of that water vapour into drinkable water. (more…)