Its Time to Taste Atmospheric Water!
Of the Earth’s surface, nearly 71 % is water. The only portion that is fit to drink, however, is about 2.8 %. It would be difficult to imagine what the state of all other life forms, including Man, would be without this natural resource - their very survival would be at stake. Obviously, such a meager amount of freshwater will not be last forever. Even though a third of the Earth’s surface comprises of water, an alternate supply of drinking water needs to be found for future generations of man. Almost all the large water bodies are polluted - by indiscriminately using them as garbage dumps for all our trash. There might soon come a day when we have to emulate Kevin Costner’s recycling act in Waterworld.
We are surrounded by an untapped source of pure water that most have overlooked. This invisible and immense source of pure water is our atmosphere, which envelopes us in 4,000 cubic miles of water that we haven’t, till recently, even deemed a viable source of pure drinking water. Apart from being renewable, it also has the potential of being the biggest, cost-effective source of pure drinking water.
The air holds enough moisture to provide pure drinking water to most of the world’s populated areas. Indeed, extracting water from air would be a viable solution for poor countries, as well as some arid ones with minimal supplies of fresh water. Converting air to water has also proved useful for various peace keeping forces stationed in underdeveloped countries, and has helped them overcome barriers in procuring provisions during such operations. Disaster relief teams find this useful too. After earthquakes, for instance, disaster relief teams need to fight water-borne diseases like dysentery. Something that can provide pure drinking water from air comes in very handy for these teams in controlling such diseases.
Affordable versions of this technology are available for both residential and commercial needs. It really makes good business sense to extract pure drinking water from air, since the costs are half that of bottled water, and can be used in cruise ships, hospitals, public buildings and offices. It consumes little energy and maximizes production of pure water. Agricultural fields that use the drip irrigation system could apply this process of extracting water from air very easily.
Apart from producing pure drinking water, it also has some other obvious benefits such as the avoiding the usage of non bio degradable plastic for bottled water and saving transportation costs.
When we obtain water from air, we also steer clear from accidentally drinking toxic wastes found in poisoned groundwater, as nearly all freshwater sources have vestigial levels of toxic contaminants. Even chlorine, which most nations use to purify water, causes serious harm over time. Dewpointe has a water purification system that uses this new technology, which may also serve as a water dispenser that allows you to adjust the cold water temperature and serves hot water too.