“Water Filtrator”

Water is clearly vital for hydration and food production, but sanitation is hugely important
and complementary in the use of water. The absence of adequate sanitation not only causes disease,
it can rob individuals of their fundamental human dignity. Water is one of our most precious and
often ignored assets. We can survive without food for a few weeks, but without water for a few days.
It is a luxury to have clean water to drink. Water is a vital human need. Every person on Earth needs at
least 20 to 50 liters of clean, safe water a day to drink, cook, and just keep clean. Polluted water isn't
just dirty, it's just dangerous. Some 1.8 million individuals die every year from diarrhoeal diseases
such as cholera. Access to safe water is an absolute requirement for everyone around the planet, and
global effort is needed to ensure access to safe water. That's why we're conducting an experiment
called "EaAf Water Filter" or "Easy and Affordable Water Filter."

Groundwater also often has a hydrological connection with surface water bodies, so the
characteristics of the groundwater can influence aquatic habitats in a lake or river, which then may be
used as a source of drinking or irrigation water. Fortunately, soils are great water purifiers—in fact,
they represent the largest natural filter on the planet. These filtration benefits are an important part
of the ecosystem services provided by soil.

Water purification is the way to remove unwanted chemicals, biological contaminants, suspended
solids and gasses from water. Natural water purification, especially well-draining sandy soils, also
filters water naturally, trapping particles as water passes through the soil layers. Mechanically,
filtration removes big parts of debris. Bacteria and soil micro-organisms further purify water naturally
by destroying nutrients and contaminants. In the light of our lecture in Hydrology, the method of
water entering the soil and flowing downwards is likely to be used again by society.

As we conduct this experiment we aim here first is to identify the materials needed in making
the DIY water filter. Next is to perform step-wise procedure in making water filter, and lastly is to
appreciate the importance of filtering and conserving water.
 Systematic Flow Chart

Prepare all the materials needed.

Make sure to use clean materials for

better result.

Cut the Bottle in half and place it on

iron stand. Cut a small circle in the center of lid.

First layer: Put the cotton inside the

half bottle and don’t forget all the Second layer: Put the crush charcoal.
materials you put must be balance
and flatten.

Third layer: Filtration bids. Fourth layer: Put the clean sand

Fifth Layer: Put the pebbles. The Last Layer: Put again the cotton.

Better Water
As we conducted the 1st experiment we have failed to have clear water. After conducting the results
of second trial we obtained from the previous experiment that the water quality can be influenced by
several factors. The factors we saw that leads our experiment to fail are:

 The materials that we use aren’t clean like…

o Soil
o pebbles
o Sand
We learned that in order to have clean water in the experiment we must also use
clean materials.
 Working conditions
o We must pay close attention to the procedures for we may be confronted with
concealed problem we don’t notice.

So in the second trial we already prepare and remember the things we must do in order not to fail
again and also we do more research and we also list the effective materials that the other groups use
and we also listen what they learn in order to come up with a better quality of water. The materials
we use in the first trial some of it we did not use it on the second trial like dirty soil because it worsens
the water. So as we do the final experiment we are now aware what we must do like we must have all
the materials needed, the materials we must use must be wash thoroughly and we pay more
attention to the procedures than watching other groups.

Therefore materials we use are complying standards are in good conditions. The result of the first trail
was used to identify the factors that influencing the water. The factors has been discussed and
improved. The last experiment was achieved the objective to provide better water. The discussed
result on several factors showed that the water treatment performance is satisfied. The dirty water
has been treated that complies with the standards.
Materials We Need:

It used to hold the bottle and also helps

the water to flow downward.

Iron Stand

It should be transparent for us to see what is

happen while filtering water.

Clear Bottle

They form permeable layers. Water can pass

slowly through these tiny spaces and some
of the dirt particles get trapped.
Pebbles

The cotton ball layer helps to keep the other

layers of your filter from falling out into your
water.
Cotton
As water passes through this porous
charcoal, the little particles and impurities
get trapped inside the charcoal. Works like a
magnet on negatively charged impurities
that are attracted and bind to the outside of
Crushed Charcoal the charcoal.

The water flows through the sand with ease,

but larger particles are unable to pass
through.
Sand
 Used To cut the bottle in half.

Scissors
Reference:

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o KoshLand Science Museum.org(2013). Safe drinking water is essential. Retrieved from

https://www.koshland-science-museum.org/water/new/en/Overview/index.html

o Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (2015). Filtration: How does it work? Retrieved from
http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/science-and-innovation/agricultural-practices/water/ponds-and-
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http://earthandwaterllc.com/Water_Purification.html