Portable water purificationPortable water purification devices are self-contained, easily transported units used to purify water from untreated sources (such as rivers, lakes, and wells) for drinking purposes. Their main function is to eliminate pathogens, and often also of suspended solids and some unpalatable or toxic compounds. These units provide an autonomous supply of drinking water to people without access to clean water supply services, including inhabitants of developing countries and disaster areas, military personnel, campers, hikers, and workers in wilderness, and survivalists.
Alimentation en eau potableL’alimentation en eau potable (sigle : AEP) est l’ensemble des équipements, des services et des actions qui permettent, en partant d’une eau brute, de produire une eau conforme aux normes de potabilité en vigueur, distribuée ensuite aux consommateurs. On considère quatre étapes distinctes dans cette alimentation : prélèvements - captages (eau de surface ou eau souterraine) ; traitement pour potabiliser l'eau ; adduction (transport et stockage) ; distribution au consommateur.
