Water-to-Go Outdoor filter bottle

Supplied with a filter that can treat up to 200 litres of non-saline water, equivalent to around 3 months of use.

The filters consist of nano-alumina, carbon (33%) and other filtering substances. When wet, the nano-alumina emits a positive charge that attracts negatively charged contaminants found in protozoa, bacteria and viruses. 

Filters over 99.9% of biological contaminants. Does not work with seawater.

 

Non-exhaustive list of contaminants detected:

Metals and chemicals

Chlorine, fluoride, chromium, mercury, nickel, copper, iron, lead, gold, silver, aluminium, volatile organic compounds, including formaldehyde*

*In some parts of the world, arsenic occurs naturally: Water?to?Go filters cannot remove 99.9% of arsenic.?

Viruses

Norwalk, hepatitis A, Tota virus, adenovirus, enterovirus, reovirus

Bacteria

Coliforms, E. coli, cholera, typhus, dysentery, botulism, polio, vibrio, campylobacteriosis, leptospirosis, Weil's disease, Legionella (Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever)

Oocysts - protozoa

Giardia lamblia

Waterborne parasites and pathogens

Non-exhaustive list of the most common and easily detectable agents: fasciolopsiasis, taeniasis - tapeworm, echinococcosis, ascariasis, coenurosis, schistosomiasis, cryptosporidiosis, trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), nematode, Guinea worm, hookworm, roundworm, pinworm, Onchocerca, Fasciola hepatica/liver fluke.

 

Caution: the filters become completely ineffective if used with isotonic powders, cordials, juices, etc. They are not recommended for filtering urine for drinking.