LifeStraw® Family - Features

Instant Microbiological Purifier

• Is a point-of-use microbial water treatment system intended for routine use in low-income settings
• Filters up to 18,000 litres* of water, enough to supply a family of five with microbiologically clean drinking water for three years, thus removing the need for repeat intervention
• Ensures high flow rate and high volume of purified water
• Complies with US Environmental Protection Agency 1987 Guide Standard and Protocol for Testing Microbiological Water Purifiers:
• - Removes minimum 99.9999% of bacteria (>Log 6 reduction)*
• - Removes minimum 99.99% of viruses (>Log 4 reduction)*
• - Removes minimum 99.9% of protozoan cysts (>Log 3 reduction)*
• Removes turbidity
• Requires no electrical power, batteries or replacement parts
• Requires no running water or piped-in water supply
• Has an easy-to-clean prefilter and purification cartridge
• All raw materials are US Food and Drug Administration compliant or equivalent

*Note: based on laboratory trials with aging water of 15 NTU turbidity – A2 test dust and 5mg/L humic acid and challenge water of 100 NTU turbidity – A2 test dust and 10mg/L humic acid. Assumes normal cleaning in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions