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Bug-Killing Book Makes Water Safe
A book with pages that can be torn out to filter drinking water has proved effective in trials at 25 contaminated water sources in South Africa, Ghana and Bangladesh. The paper successfully removed more than 99% of bacteria.
Picture: Boy in Bangladesh looks on as contaminated pond water is cleaned after it's poured into a special filter funnel, which came from a book. Credit: PA
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