NU6 idea by Jopeth Pineda - chlorine tablet for water purification

Hi Prof Jorge,

Below is my NU6 idea.

Chlorine Solution/Tablets

Having a clean drinking water is everyone’s concern. Water pollution has contributed to the deteriorating quality of our potable water supply that many people have resorted to buying purified or distilled water to avoid contaminated water. Supply of clean drinking water becomes a huge problem during times of calamities. Many families now a day’s buy purified water from the different water refilling stations even if they get water supply from well established water concessionaires like Maynilad, Manila Water Co. and other water companies. Cost of purified drinking water is around P25 to P50 per 5 gallons depending on the water refilling station. You can opt to buy from the water refilling stations or ask them to deliver to your home. A typical family usually consumes an average of four bottles of 5 gallons container per week costing from P400 to P800 month.

        Boiling, distillation, purification and treating water with chlorine are the current means to come up with clean water. According to the website of Center for Disease Control and Prevention, contaminated water from different sources such as lakes and deep wells can make people sick. Germs can also contaminate water from established water companies as it travels through miles of piping to get to a community. To prevent this, water companies either use chlorine or monochloramine as water disinfectants to kill germs.

It would be very helpful to come to come up with a chlorine solution/tablet  for home use which can be mixed with house water (deep well or from water companies) to make it potable. The chlorine solution is the same thing used by water companies to treat water that is safe and effective. With the chlorine solution, people are protected from water borne organisms and can save significant amount of money from buying distilled or purified water. Also, the chlorine solution can also treat the water from water companies whose pipes are contaminated.  The consumers can also enjoy the convenience of the chlorine solution where they can prepare wherever they are anytime they need clean water. Also, consumers do not need to be inconvenienced with going to water refilling stores to buy purified water or you can avoid the hassle of the delivery people going inside your home when you have your purified water delivered. This chlorine solution/tablet for home use can be sold in sari-sari stores, minimarts, supermarkets, convenience stores etc for better access. If processed efficiently, the cost of the chlorine solution/tablet can be significantly lower than buying purified water and can provide substantial savings for the consumers. This chlorine solution/tablet would really help me and millions of Filipino have convenient  access to clean potable water at a lower cost. 3

Thanks and regards.

Ner Joseph  Pineda