U.Va. Nonprofit Organization, PureMadi, Develops Innovative Water Purification Tablet for Developing World

Friday, February 8, 2013 - 09:00 in Earth & Climate

PureMadi, a nonprofit University of Virginia organization, has invented a simple ceramic water purification tablet. Called MadiDrop, the tablet - developed and extensively tested at U.Va. - is impregnated with silver or copper nanoparticles. It can repeatedly disinfect water for up to six months simply by resting in a vessel where water is poured.

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