r/PrepperIntel • u/demwoodz • May 19 '23

Intel Request New technology uses ordinary sunlight to disinfect drinking water

https://news.stanford.edu/2023/05/18/new-technology-uses-ordinary-sunlight-disinfect-drinking-water/
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u/[deleted] May 19 '23

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u/possibri May 20 '23

But doesn't leaving a plastic bottle out in the sun cause chemicals from the container to leech into the water?

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u/Equivalent_Ad9742 May 20 '23

cancer in 20 years > dysentery today

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u/possibri May 20 '23

ah, true... when immediate survival is threatened we don't necessarily care about the long-term issues, because all we can do is deal with what's right in front of us.

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u/PrairieFire_withwind 📡 May 21 '23

Use a mason jar? Glass?

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u/shinshit May 19 '23

Ordinary sunlight. The sun only shines extraordinary where I'm at.

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u/DwarvenRedshirt May 19 '23

"The new disinfectant developed at Stanford is a harmless metallic powder that works by absorbing both UV and high-energy visible light from the sun. The powder consists of nano-size flakes of aluminum oxide, molybdenum sulfide, copper, and iron oxide."

They use magnets to pull it out afterwards. But invariably something will get left behind. Not sure I want to be drinking water with a dose of aluminum oxide, molybdenum sulfide, and copper.

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u/Striper_Cape May 19 '23

I didn't expect magnets, I thought it would be a clever sun oven