AWARD YEAR
2021
CATEGORY
Body
GOALS
Good Health & Well-being, Clean Water & Sanitation, Sustainable Cities & Communities
KEYWORDS
water safety, water filtration, water filter, clean drinking water, safe drinking water
COUNTRY
Mexico
DESIGNED BY
Indalecio Gaytan
WEBSITE
https://www.jamesdysonaward.org/2020/project/vital/
Vital
Low-cost water filter for underserved areas
Vital is a water filtration system that incorporates a solid and bacteria/virus filter. The low-cost ceramic filter made of a mixture of terracotta, nopal, activated carbon, and colloidal silver that avoids bacteria´s reproduction and filters up to 1,000 litres of clean water. It works as simple as a syringe, absorbing dirty water filtering it up to 98%. Vital, filters, collects, stores and transports water that grows according to your needs from 500 ml up to 1000 ml capacity.