Vol. 74/No. 46 December 6, 2010
Nelson Meranski
Bel Air, Maryland
Safe drinking water
One billion people worldwide do not have access to clean and safe drinking water. Yet one gallon of household bleach will treat 3,800 gallons of water. It takes only water, salt, electrodes, and electricity to make bleach. The carbon rods in household batteries are all you need. An apparatus that an eight-grade student could build for a science fair. Yet despite its simplicity it remains out of reach for 1 billion people worldwide.
Kim OBrien
Willimantic, Connecticut
Thank you
Thank you for reporting true news stories, even if its not what everyone wants to hear.
Lyndsey Waletzke
Austin, Minnesota
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