Water is one of the vital necessities of life that we simply cannot do without. However, sometimes natural water resources pose some serious health hazards. During the rainy season many areas flooded. This floodwater is often toxic, and contains millions of impurities and disease causing microorganisms. You might not drink this water directly, but coming into contact with this contaminated water might cause diseases. Contaminated water is the source of deadly diseases like Hepatitis and dysentery among others.
In fact, rainwater is a source of drinking water and contamination of drinking water can lead to serious health problems. The groundwater, which is a major source of the water that we use in our daily lives, largely consists of infiltrated rainwater that has seeped through the ground. You must have noticed that more people fall sick during the rainy season. When there are heavy floods the situation becomes quite worse. People who draw water from private wells and other such facilities are at a higher risk. Rivers offer respite from water problems throughout the year, but after rains those very rivers can transform into a gigantic source of toxic water. Floodwater can be contaminated by a host of things like animal waste, bacteria in the ground, fertilizers and so on.
While you can ensure the purity of the water that you drink, it is not the same story elsewhere. But now you can even ensure the purity of floodwaters thanks to “Health Light”, which is a solar light water purifier, designed by Liu Yun. This purifier uses solar light to detoxify toxic floodwaters, which can cause health hazards. The purifier is extremely user-friendly and involves no complicated technical problems. One simply has to set this up in a flood area and it does its own work and you are notified by the changing color of the indicator.
Health Light consists of two parts, one part consists of the LED light, the solar panel, and this part also has a handle, which makes it easier to carry. The other part is a long stick like structure, which has to be immersed in the water after the set up is complete. This contains the power data interface. “Health Light” not only collects water for analysis, it also purifies it at the same time. This device can be of special help in areas where medical facilities are not that easily available. Prevention is better than cure and by purifying water a host of diseases can be avoided.
Setting up the “Health Light” is not a complicated task. It is a very compact device that can be easily carried to the place where you would like to set it up. The two parts then have to be assembled and the device has to be placed in the water. The color of the light will change and that will be an indication of the purity level of the water around it. So you can monitor the progress of the purification with considerable ease.
Via: yankodesign
