Would You Drink Purified Sewage?

29 December 2003 - 5:00am

Can a thermodynamic engineer convince people to drink purified sewage?

"MIT Technology Review columnist Joe Chung assesses Ovation Products, a company that seeks to bring cheap, affordable, clean water to the world. The company claims that its distiller can take water contaminated with virtually anything, from pathogens to toxic chemicals, and produce 45 liters of pure distilled water each hour for the astonishing price of less than one fifth of a cent per liter. But can Ovation overcome the 'yuck factor' that may stand in the way of its water-recycling vision?"

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Source: Technology Review, January 1, 2004
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