SUREAQUA WATER FILTER STRAW & BOTTLE

Facts and Figures

In 2006, Americans used nearly 50 billion plastic water bottles and sent nearly 38 billion to landfills.

Plastic bottles pile up as mountains of waste as Americans' thirst for portable water is behind drop in recycling rate.

Bottled water can cost up to 10,000 times more per gallon than tap water.

Approximately 1.5 million barrels of oil - enough to run 100,000 cars for a whole year - are used to make plastic water bottles. Transporting these bottles burns even more oil.

Are you ready for a Disaster or Emergency?

Points to consider around water filters, water purifiers, water purification for emergency water are; does the product have a shelf life, does the product become effected by excessive heat, is the product chemical free and safe for all to use, does the product meet/exceed the US CDC recommendations for filtration to effectively remove giardia and cryptosporidium, does the product have a safety cut off feature when the filter is full..

All SureAquaCorp products meet these requirements, making them a perfect inclusion in your survival kit or emergency kit to provide you with safe filtered water in an emergency situation.

Did You Know!?!?!

• 1.5 million children die every year from polluted water. UNICEF

  Oxfam 21st April 2009 that stated there will 375 million people each year for the next 5 years (i.e. up to and including 2015) who will be impacted upon by natural disasters. Up until 2008 that number had grown from 211 million through to 256 million over a similar time frame of about 5 years.
• “The water that is in bottled water does not have to go through any laboratory testing prior to its placement within a bottle, and may not be treated in any way” Dowser column Newsvine.com

• “The Kansas Department of Health and Environment conducted a study of 80 bottled water companies and found that there were carcinogenic chemicals in 15% of the bottled water, and nine of the chemicals tested were discovered to exceed federal limits”.  Dowser column Newsvine.com

  “Many bottled water brands begin as tap water from a public water system with the chlorine residual removed. After this, it is given a two-year or more shelf life. There are little or no restrictions on the environment in which the water is stored.” Water & Waste Digest March 2002

  “The deaths in Walkerton, Ontario, Canada, in June 2000, were caused by E. coli as a result of run-off from a cattle ranch.” Water & Waste Digest March 2002

  “..most in-home filters cannot filter E. coli out of drinking water, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).” .” Water & Waste Digest May 2003

  “In some rural parts of the United States, residents still rely on these sources for their drinking water, and the consequences of ingesting untreated water can be devastating. In 1999, 921 people who attended the Washington County Fair in New York reported diarrhea; two people died” Water & Waste Digest May 2003

  “Anthrax  - bacillus anthraxis is  a rod shaped aerobic bacterium, about 1x9 micrometers in size” Wikipedia

  “Anthrax spores, for example, are resistant to chlorine and can remain stable in water for two years” Water & Waste Digest 2001

  “New York fairground’s Escherichia coli (E. coli) groundwater contamination or, more recently, the case in Walkerton, Canada, that left seven residents dead and 1,000 ill.” ” Water & Waste Digest November 2000

  “There are approximately 73,000 cases of E. coli annually in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, this infection is not just domestic but on a global scale. ” Water & Waste Digest November 2000

  “Giardia lamblia is one of the most common human parasites in the United States, causing more than 20,000 intestinal infections each year”. Water & Waste Digest October 1 2007

  ScienceDaily (Apr. 26, 2010) — “Discovered in 1976, cryptosporidium lurks worldwide in water, contaminating swimming pools, water parks, and drinking water supplies. Although it has even been featured on the comedy show The Colbert Report, it is no laughing matter -- this microscopic pathogen is a leading cause of diarrhea and malnutrition and the most common source of infection in immune-weakened people such as AIDS patients. It is also a potential bioterrorism agent.”

  “All you need is a cow and a centrifuge to harvest enough oocysts to infect a small city," says Brandeis University biochemist Liz Hedstrom. Roughly 20 percent of calves are infected by cryptosporidium oocysts, which are found in their feces. In 1993, in the largest waterborne disease outbreak in U.S. history, this nasty protozoan parasite infiltrated Milwaukee's municipal water supply, killing more than 100 people and sickening some 400,000.” ScienceDaily (Apr. 26, 2010)

  “Cryptosporidium invades the small intestine, where it opens fire, typically causing severe gastrointestinal distress and even death in people with weakened immune systems.” ScienceDaily (Apr. 26, 2010)

  “Cryptosporidium is a hardy foe whose oocysts -- a spore-like phase in the parasite life cycle -- remain stable outside a host for long periods and are resistant to conventional water treatment such as chlorine disinfection.” ScienceDaily (Apr. 26, 2010)

  “Forty years after the first Earth Day ushered in a new era of environmental awareness, millions of Americans are still drinking dangerous tap water without even knowing it.” Earth Matters 23rd April 2010

  In a December 2009 report on U.S. drinking-water quality, the EPA warned that "threats to drinking water are increasing," adding that "disease outbreaks and water restrictions during droughts have demonstrated that we can no longer take our drinking water for granted." Earth Matters 23rd April 2010

  “Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. People undergoing chemotherapy or living with HIV/AIDS, transplant patients, children and infants, the frail elderly and pregnant woman and their fetuses can be particularly at risk for infections”. EPA December 2009

  “If you have special health care needs, consider taking additional precautions with your drinking water..” EPA December 2009

  “STOCKTON - A water boiling advisory for residents of 3,500 homes in west-central Stockton is expected to remain in place until at least tonight, an official from California Water Service Co. said Thursday. The advisory was issued Wednesday after a water sample from a faucet near a construction site revealed E. coli bacteria, possibly from animal or human waste” April 23 2010 Recordnet.com

  “Even worse, tap water may have been contaminated along the way with dangerous pathogens, such as E. coli or cryptosporidium, that chlorine doesn't kill. These pathogens can cause severe stomach upsets.” Enzine @rticles April 22 2010

  “On Earth Day this year, while speeches, conversations and trinket sales take place:  5,400 to 11,000 children will die from diarrhea from polluted drinking water”.  … Examiner.com April 22 2010

  “While it is hard to imagine anything worse than war, a report released last month by the United Nations says polluted water actually kills many more people than war and all other forms of violence combined.” The Star Phoenix April 6 2010

  “While annual war deaths are estimated at 36,000 per year, at least 1.8 million children under the age of five die every year from water related disease.” The Star Phoenix April 6 2010

  “Close to 90 per cent of diarrhea cases, which kill some 2.2 million people every year, are caused by unsafe drinking water and poor hygiene.” The Star Phoenix April 6 2010

  “Consider, for example, that more than half the world's hospitals beds are occupied by people suffering from illnesses linked with contaminated water.” The Star Phoenix April 6 2010