North American 18 years invents anti-Coli water filter

Many teenagers 18 years spend the summer traveling or simply hang out with their friends, rather than stay in the lab of schools or universities and give rise to your creativity. Meghan Shea, however, is the exception to the rule, and went on to invent a system of cheap and effective water filter by clearing 99% of the bacteria e. Coli.

According to FastCoExist, the idea came about two years ago, when Shea embarked on a summer scholarship in science at Texas Tech University, where he was supposed to have worked with a professor of microbiology. However, he was too busy and left her working alone, with the position of search mission about water purification.

Shea began studying the white Acacia, a tropical tree very common, identified as purifying source, although this study has never been developed in depth.

Thus, she built a filter through the PVC pipe with crushed seeds, superimposed with layers of common water filter materials such as charcoal or soil. This is not the best water filter, but if you happen to reside in an area where there are many Acacias, is a type of structure that can build quickly and cheaply.

Earlier this month, the Popular Mechanics recognized Shea as the innovative of the year of the new generation. She began her studies this fall at Stanford, and the Philly.com site already reported that the pré-cientista is already patenting your filter.

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