ON a recent travel tour to the US, an elderly couple travelled from the west coast to ending in New York on the West Coast. It lasted for 4 ½ weeks. They had an exceptional time. What made it that much better, they didn’t get sick once unlike many of the older pensioners on the trip. Most had some form of gastro for several days. They put it down to use the Aqua Safe Bottle+. The AquaSafeBottle takes out not only bacteria to 99.9999% it also takes out protozoa’s to 99.9999% and viruses to 99.99%. Read More...
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Comparison of AquaSafeStraw vs BCB
Introduction |
It often very hard to work out which filtration of purification product you should choose. This is intended to help you the consumer to understand the difference between the AquaSafeStraw and the BCB’s Aqua Purifier Straw.Best Glide sell a portable chemical base water purification devices www.bestglide.com that is freely available for consumers. The AquaSafeStraw, www.aquasafestraw.com that has been specifically designed for travelling, hiking and disaster situations. The only product that is safe for all to use, irrespective of health conditions, known and unknown, due to its chemical free filtration system. For the purpose of comparison, we are looking at AquaSafeStraw against BCB’s Aqua Purifier Straw. |
Filtration Methods |
The BCB Aqua Purifier Straw product uses Halogenate resin (iodine resin) to purify the water taking out 96% of bacteria. The AquaSafeStraw uses a polyethylene membrane that filters down to 0.2 micron, exceeding the US CDC recommendation of 1 micron to effectively remove Giardia and Cryptosporidium. The AquaSafeStraw removes 99.9999% of bacteria
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Ease of Use |
BCB’s Aqua Purifier Straw and the AquaSafeStraw are very simple, easy and self evident products to use. BCB’s Aqua Purifier Straw keeps passing water once the iodine is not longer effective. The AquaSafeStraw uses a membrane technology that filter out all (99.9999%) bacteria, Giardia and Cryptosporidium. Water WILL NOT pass through the AquaSafeStraw when no longer effective.
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Speed to access of water |
The AquaSafeStraw and BCB’s Aqua Purifier Straw are immediately ready to use.
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Chemical based filters/purifiers |
As quoted by the US Army Centre for Health (2006) http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA453960&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf regarding to iodine resins, “…resins are not effective for inactivating or removing Cryptosporidium oocysts….Giardia cysts appear to be more resistant to inactivation by iodine resins..”. BCB’s Aqua Purifier Straw uses iodine resin. These oocysts and cysts are a major cause for water related illness.
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Bacteria and Virus removal properties |
BCB’s Aqua Purifier Straw removes 96% bacteria. The typical bacteria range is from 2 -18 microns, and the CDC’s recommendation is filtration to 1 micron to effectively remove Giardia and Cryptosporidium The US Army reported that Halogenated resins are ineffective against Giardia and Cryptosporidium. http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA453960&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf The AquaSafeStraw filters out all Bacteria as well as Cryptosporidium and Giardia above to 0.2 microns exceeding the America’s Centre of Disease Control and prevention (www.cdc.gov) recommendation of filters to a minimum of 1 micron. The AquaSafeStraw exceed this by a factor of 5. Under strict international standard laboratory testing to EPA and CDC levels of testing, the AquaSafeStraw removed 99.9999% of bacteria, Giardia and Cryptosporidium. AquaSafeCorp is about to release two new products, AquaSafeBottle and AquaSafeStraw+, that filters down to 0.01 micron below the size of viruses.
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Reliability and state of mind |
Both the BCB’s Aqua Purifier Straw and AquaSafeStraw have past extensive testing to verify their specification when the product is in prime condition. There are three major differences between the products; 1. AquaSafeStraw stops working once the filter is congested. Water will still flow through BCB’s Aqua Purifier Straw even though Halogenates stops removing bacteria, what are you drinking? 2. BCB’s Aqua Purifier Straw removes 96% of bacteria whereas AquaSafeStraw removes 99.99999%. 3. Also the AquaSafeStraw is chemical free and safe for all to use.
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Cost per gallon/litre |
BCB’s Aqua Purifier Straw is readily available to the public for single unit purchase, of $15.95 for 50 litres equating to 33 cent per litre. AquaSafeStraw cost $34.95 for 500 litres per unit working out to be 7 cents a litre or 26.5 cents per gallon.
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Portability |
AquaSafeStraw is light weight (24g), 21cm long unit, 1.8cm diameter. The product can fit in your pocket. The BCB’s Aqua Purifier Straw product is 8.2” (20.8 cm) long x 0.4” (1.1 cm) diameter, weighing 25g.
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Longevity |
BCB Aqua Purifier Straw purifies in 50 litres/13.2 gallons compared to AquaSafeStraw 500 litre/132g (minimum recommended levels of water intake are 2 litres/3 pints of water per day, therefore, AquaSafeStraw will last approx 250 days of continual use. The product will STOP working when no longer removing bacteria).
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How can AquaSafeStraw be so cost effective and be an effective water filtration system? |
AquaSafeCorp have taken state of the art materials and technologies, along with advanced manufacturing techniques (patented) to produce a cost effective advanced product. |
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Product Characteristics |
BCB |
AquaSafeStraw |
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Price (RRP) |
$15.96 US |
$44.95 US |
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Capacity Volume of water |
50 Litres/ 13.2gallon |
500 litres /132 gallon |
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Filtration levels |
unknown |
0.2 micron |
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Exceeds CDC recommendations |
No |
Yes |
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Approved by relevant authorities |
Yes |
Yes |
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Chemicals |
Yes |
No |
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Satisfies US Army recommendation for water filtration |
No |
Yes |
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Ease of Use |
Very Easy |
Very Easy |
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Reputable manufacturing standards |
Yes |
Yes |
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Longevity |
No |
Yes |
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Stop working once filtration stops working |
No |
Yes |
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Portability/size |
20.8cm long x 1.1cm in diameter |
21 cm long x 1.8 cm diameter |
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