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Aqua Sun Water Purification Systems in the News
World Vision eNews:
A shoe-shiner brings hope for children and families through clean water
Journey to Bolivia:
MSNBC News : (Jan 09)
MSNBC News Video
Our Products in Action Around the World
Aqua Sun and Rotary International Team Up to Help Mayan Village
Haitian School Children Helped by Aqua Sun Water Purifier
Poland during the massive flooding supplied by Catholic Relief Services in 1997.
Hurricane Hugo in Central America where Missionaries and Relief Services took our systems to help the local population in 1998.
The 2005 Tsunami in Indonesia where the UN and UNICEF, the Red Cross, Missionaries and Relief Services used our many different systems in most locations damaged. After the Tsunami Rotary International rebuild 30 schools using our SWP-S3 System to supply drinking water to the kids as well as containers of water to take back home after each day at school.
Hurricane Katrina with more relief workers and church groups.
Flooding in Bolivia in the spring of 2007 with our systems going in with World Vision.
Cleaner, Safer Drinking Water for Backcountry Trips
No need to carry your own water.
Aqua Sun solar powered portable water purification systems allow you to get clean drinking water from most any creek, stream, pond, well, lake or other fresh water source.
Health Effects
of Selected Drinking Water Contaminants
| CONTAMINANT | PROBABLE HEALTH EFFECTS* |
| Arsenic | Malignant tumors of skin and lungs, cramps, spasms, effects to nervous system |
| Barium | Prolonged stimulant action on muscles, nerve block |
| Benzene | Associated with cancer, leukemia, anemia |
| Cadmium | Bronchitis, anemia, gastrointestinal upsets, cancer in rats |
| Carbon tetrachloride | Central nervous system depression, gastrointestinal effects, liver and kidney damage, coma, death |
| Chlordane* | Carcinogen, liver and kidney damage |
| Chlorobenzene | Irritation to respiratory system, central nervous system depression |
| Chloroform | Possible liver, kidney and heart effects; carcinogenic in at least one animal species |
| Chromium | Kidney damage, cancer |
| Copper | Gastrointestinal tract irritant, possible infant fatality, Wilson's disease |
| Dichlorobenzene(s)* | Suspected carcinogen |
| 1,1-Dichloroethane | Central nervous system depression, liver damage, suggested animal carcinogen |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | Nausea, mental confusion, liver and kidney damage |
| Dichloroethylene* | Nausea, dizziness |
| Ethylenedibromide (EDS) | Decreased fertility |
| Fluoride | Skeletal damage when present in high levels |
| Heptachlor | Possible tumor induction, carcinogenic in test animals |
| Lead | Damage to nervous system, kidneys, reproductive system; cancer in rats |
| Lindane | Chronic liver damage, anemia, leukemia |
| Mercury | Kidney impairment, possible death |
| Methylene chloride* | Toxic |
| Nickel | Signs of hyperglycemia and gastrointestinal and nervous disorders |
| Pentachlorophenol (PCP) | Loss of appetite, respiratory difficulties, anesthesia, coma, death |
| PCBs | Damage to skin and liver; nausea, loss of weight, jaundice, coma, death |
| Selenium | Carcinogen; irritation to mucous membranes, dermatitis |
| Sulfate | Laxative action |
| Tetrachloroethylene | Central nervous system effects; confirmed animal carcinogen, anesthesia, death |
| Toluene | Narcosis, irritation to eyes and respiratory system |
| Toxaphene | Possible liver damage |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | Narcosis, depression of central nervous system, unconsciousness, death |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | Possible liver and kidney effects, possible carcinogen in animals |
| Trichloroethylene | Central nervous system depression, loss of coordination, unconsciousness; strong irritant and carcinogen |
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol* | Suspected carcinogen |
| Trihalomethanes (THM's) | Effects to nervous system and muscles, loss of consciousness |
| Vinyl chloride | Central nervous system depression, dulling of visual and auditory responses, possible death |
| Xylene | Mucous membrane irritant, lung congestion, impairment of kidney functions |
| Zinc | Muscular stiffness and pain, loss of appetite, nausea |