Water is a precious natural resource that must be used with immense care. While 75% of the planet is covered in water, only 2% of all water resources on the planet are store fresh water. It seems we often behave in ways as if we are oblivious to this fact. There are many areas in our daily life where we probably could make better use of the available water resources. We can use grey water for flushing; we can build a percolation pit for better seepage of water and apart from all that we can just switch off the tap when we do not need the water flowing. It is really annoying when you see someone shave leave the tap on all throughout despite not requiring the water 90% of the time.
To add to all this, we can also probably purify water after we finish using it for our errands. The AbTech Smart Sponge is designed exactly to do that. It allows us to filter oil and other harmful substances that the water leaving out of our sinks contains. The sponge contains special technology and when fitted in our sinks can filter out oil and other microbes that dwell in the water. This not only cleans up the water leaving your household to a certain extent but probably makes your gray water system more effective.
So whether you have a grey water system or just want to make a tiny contribution towards making the planet a better place; then do get yourself one of these. I’m pretty sure that this innovation will have a lot more use in industrial sector. This special sponge is based on polymer technology that makes it chemically selective to hydrocarbons. One can change the sponge after complete saturation with oils and the sponge is designed to last long. This makes it a very effective invention indeed.
Via: Ecotality
