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Its latest project developed in concert with creative agency ddb north. The books design was by brian gartside while at ddb new york, set. Work on the project began in 20 and came to prominence soon after through the award of a cannes lions, features all over the web, and subsequent exhibition in the london science museum. Lily hay newman writes for slate about the drinkable book, a new product being put forth by clean water advocacy group waterislife, along with ad agency ddb, backed by research from carnegie mellon and the university of virginia, and led by teri dankovich of mcgill university. May 17, 2014 the book came together when an ad agency got wind of the technology. The drinkable book has now passed two key stages showing that it works in the lab, and on real water sources. This breakthrough book about water safety can filter. Best whole home well water filtration system what the epa recommends full oxidation platform 2019 duration. The drinkable book, by waterislife and dr teri dankovich.
Each page of this drinkable book is a water filter that removes. The humanitarian group waterislife and the ad agency ddb have teamed up to bring these books to developing countries with unreliable water sources. Every page in the book is coated with silver nanoparticles and works like a scientific coffee filter, capable of destroying 99. Thats why the humanitarian organization waterislife has partnered up with the advertising agency ddb to develop the drinkable book. According to unicef, in 2015 there were 663 million people using unsafe drinking water. Ddb new york and waterislife recently collaborated together to create the drinkable book, the firstever manual that teaches safe water tips and serves as a tool to kill deadly waterborne diseases. May 11, 2014 the drinkable book is a wonderful example of a book which contains far more than just knowledge.
Drinkable book combines sanitation manual and water filters dezeen. It was created by researchers from american institutions carnegie mellon university and the university of virginia. Apr 30, 2014 each book is printed on technologically advanced filter paper, capable of killing deadly waterborne diseases. Ddb new york for charity waterislife drinkable book. Water is life, ddb, researchers create a water purification system. With that thought in mind, ddb new york and water is life have authored a drinkable book that not only educates atrisk populations on sanitation and hygiene, but also provides a means to purify. Drinkable book filters filthy water and makes it safer. The books pages unique technology was invented by chemists dr theresa dankovich. That agency, ddb, introduced dankovich to the nonprofit water is life, and the drinkable book was born. Bugkilling book pages clean murky drinking water bbc news. Pages of a drinkable book could bring safe water to millions. The drinkable book to get it into the hands of those in desperate need of clean water. Eliminating waterborne bacteria with pages from the drinkable book could save lives. The latest application for the folio design is a collection of water filters that are longlasting and also provide information about consuming unsafe water.
Each book is printed on technologically advanced filter paper, capable of killing deadly waterborne diseases. The drinkable book has 24 pages, each split by perforation into two squares good for treating up to 100 litres of water. To combat the problem ddb new york and waterislife created the drinkable book, a beautifully bound tome whose tearout pages purify water. Aug 19, 2015 drinkable book filters filthy water and makes it safer to drink, researchers say each page in the drinkable book is printed with instructions in local languages. Each page also serves as a water filter, a valuable tool for preventing waterborne illness in the developing world. Launched by communications group ddb new york for charity waterislife, the drinkable book is a sanitation manual with pages that double. May 27, 2014 books and water are usually not so good a mix but the drinkable book is a gamechanger. Tear out a page, pour dirty water over it and bacteria will be killed. But is this the best way to clean up the developing worlds water supply. They also worked with the nonprofit waterislife and the ad agency ddb to make a video featuring a product that collated a years worth of paper filter pages into what they call the drinkable book. Nov 28, 2014 they recently worked with advertising firm ddb and researchers from carnegie mellon and the university of virginia to develop a water filter in the form of a book.
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May 12, 2014 launched by communications group ddb new york for charity waterislife, the drinkable book is a sanitation manual with pages that double as water filters. Each page is coated with silver nanoparticles, whose ions actively kill diseases like. Breaking this week, ddb new york and waterislife will launch the drinkable book, the firstever manual that teaches safe water tips and serves as a tool to kill deadly waterborne diseases providing the reader with an opportunity to create clean, drinkable water with each page. One drinkable book is said to give 5000 litres up to four years of. May 12, 2014 launched by communications group ddb new york for charity water is life, the drinkable book is a sanitation manual with pages that double as water filters to purify contaminated water. Each book is printed on technologically advanced filter paper, capable of killing deadly waterborne. The antimicrobial pages are bound into a book roughly the size of a hardback novel and packaged in a slipcase. The drinkable book is a guide to safe drinking water and the pages can be torn out and used as water filters. It is a new purification idea that has the internet buzzing.
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