Water Purification
Water Purification Methods
WikiHow: Boiling: It is recommended that one reaches a rolling boil for at least one minute.
Water Distillation catches the condensation produced from boiling water, removing minerals and contaminants in the process.
Wikipedia: Reverse Osmosis Filtration System forces water molecules through a semi-permeable membrane, leaving organic contaminants, toxins, bacteria, salts, etc. behind.
Wikipedia: Carbon filtering uses Activated Charcoal Water Filter used to remove chlorine, sediment, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), viruses, bacteria, and taste and odor from water.
Wikipedia: Ultraviolet Light Filters kill mold, bacterial and viral contaminants, including giardia and cryptosporidium, by passing water through an ultraviolet light source.
Wikipedia: Capacitive deionization
Wikipedia: Electrodeionization
Purification tablets or drops
Pump Purifiers and Gravity Fed Purifiers
Wikipedia: Tata Swach – uses filters made from rice husk ash impregnated with nano-silver particles to purify water
Wikipedia: Point of Use Filters
Wikipedia: Individual Water Bottle Filters
The Life Straw lets you drink directly out of unclean water.
Wikipedia: Ceramic Water Filters are among the stages used in these systems that address contaminants in various stages through a Multiple-Level Filtration System.
Enviroalternatives.com: 25 Water Purification Methods
Instructables.com: How to Purify Water
Inhabitat: ‘Cycloclean Purifies Drinking Water Using Bicycle Pedal Power’
Inhabitat: Life Sack Solves Drinking Water Issues for the Third World
Inhabitat: Pure Water Bottle Filters Water With UV Rays
Inhabitat: Hamster Ball-Shaped Solarball
TinyHouse and Offgrid Resources – DIY 3-gallon water filter requiring no electricity
LDSPrepper – Water Filter Review & Comparison: Berkey, Doulton, Reverse Osmosis, etc.