Pedal power for clean water

Aquaduct is a tricycle that also works as a water filter

NEW YORK, 18 February 2008 (IRIN) - Almost 20 percent of the world does not have access to safe drinking water, which, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), means 1.6 million people die every year of waterborne diseases. A team in California has a potential solution: a tricycle that filters water as one pedals.

Designed by Ideo, based in Palo Alto, California, the Aquaduct has a water tank that uses the energy of cycling to filter the water into a smaller container – providing 8 liters (2.1 gals) of safe drinking water.

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