새로운 선진 물 여과기술 덕분에 아이티 북서쪽의 외진 마을인 Grande-Saline 주민들은 현재 깨끗한 식수를 제공받고 있다.

 

Pall Aria™라는 이 시스템은 뉴욕주립대(SUNY)의 건강 관련 아이티 프로그램의 일부로, 여과 분야의 전문사인 여과·분리·정제 등에 해결책과 기술을 제공하는 전문사인 Pall Corporation의 재능기부로 진행, 올해 3월 초부터 물을 공급하기 시작했다. 설치된 시스템은 전 세계 정수장에서 사용된 견고한 Pall Aria 멤브레인 시스템의 소규모 버전이다.

 

 

 

Thanks to a new, advanced water filtration system, residents of Grande-Saline, a remote village in northwest Haiti, are now receiving clean drinking water.

 

The system, called Pall Aria™, was donated by Pall Corporation, a specialist in filtration, separation and purification solutions and technologies, as part of SUNY Broome's Health for Haiti program and began providing water to villagers in early March 2015.

The installed system is a smaller version of the robust Pall Aria membrane systems used in municipal water treatment plants around the world. It draws up to 22 gallons of river water per minute, filtering out harmful bacteria and pathogens, including cholera and Giardia.

 

Haiti is the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation. SUNY Broome's Health for Haiti program is a comprehensive, multi-faceted undertaking involving multiple partners that includes corporations, local companies and area residents willing to donate their time, skills and funds.

The Health for Haiti program also supports three new computer schools, which give Haitians access to and training in technology. In addition to the Pall Aria water system, Pall has donated 30 laptops for use in these schools.

 

[출처 = Water World / 2015년 6월 18일]