Reduce pollution and impact when travelling overseas
Steripen
Have you ever considered what happens to all the bottles of water consumed whilst travelling overseas? Unfortunately due to a combination of lack of investment and awareness the levels of recycling within developing regions remain relatively minimal. Ultimately plastic bottles, along with much other material will be disposed of at the nearest landfill site or tipping ground. SWAP is supporting a revolutionary design, the Steripen which could potentially reduce the impact of plastic bottle waste in areas overseas. The Steripen is the only portable water purifier that uses UV light to destroy water-borne diseases.Its microbiological effectiveness has been tested at 3 universities (U. Maine, U. Arizona, Oregon Health Sciences U.). It has been shown to destroy over: 99.9999% of bacteria, 99.99% of viruses and 99.9% of protozoa (i.e. Giardia and Cryptosporidium) which exceeds the requirements set by US EPAs Guide Standard for testing microbiological water purifiers.
Contribute to reducing the pressure on waste disposal overseas and purchase a steripen for your next trip!
£49.99
Prices inc. Postage and Packaging
Using the Steripen
Using the Steripen is as simple as it should be.
Because you need to fully immerse the light tube, there should be at least 2½" of water in the water container, although if the container were flat and wide, you could hold the Steripen on its side to fully cover it.
You push its button, then immerse it in the water. The unit senses when it is in the water and activates.
As well as generating the UV light which is invisible, it also generates some visible light so you can see that the unit has started to work (and, more to the point, when it has completed its task, too).
Stir it around while it is radiating, and when the light turns off, check that the indicator LED shows green.
And that's all you need to know and do. Almost instant safe drinking water is the result.
I was concerned that the glass capsule surrounding the light might break, but Miles Maiden, Steripen's inventor and company President, explained the capsule is actually made from strengthened quartz, 1/10" thick. It is strong and unlikely to break during normal usage, which is just as well, because the warranty unfortunately excludes glass breakage.
When not in use, a strong plastic sleeve surrounds and protects the quartz tube.
