Field Testing
Laboratory testing has been complemented by field tests, confirming the effectiveness of the ION under field conditions.
Silver Aqua partnered with Village Forward (a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with operational headquarters in Katmandu, Nepal to run ION field tests.
Village Forward, founded by David Elliott, produces and sells the Aquasif, a household, kitchen-based water treatment system that uses the same silver ion (Ag+) technology as the ION. The Aquasif currently provides safe water to over 250,000 people in Nepal.
UNICEF is one of the NGOs that purchased and distributed Aquasif systems. Clinical testing overseen by local medical doctors confirmed that the use of Aquasifs in homes has resulted in striking reductions in bowel infections in school children. We hope to partner with UNICEF for the ION.
Successful field tests were conducted with the ION in Nepal. Two separate tests, each 6 months long, were run at primary and secondary schools. These tests were monitored by a doctor, taking blood and stool samples every 30 days, and health data was captured in a report. Silver Aqua will partner with organizations to scale the field testing.
Field use of the ION will anticipate a wide variety of population need situations, including households, schools, refugee camps, tent cities, disaster relief situations, and people displaced due to military action. Collaboration with Non-Government organizations (NGOs) will enable the acceleration of the ION’s social impact
FIELD TEST CERTIFICATIONS
Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO) water analysis reports detail the turbidity and total E. coli and coliform counts of water samples treated with the ION. ENPHO water analyses found the ION to eradicate the E. coli and coliform within the drinking water.
Madhyapur Hospital report on the effectiveness of the Silver Aqua ION and bottle. The ION was effective in controlling waterborne diseases.
School children take water from a locally-made Aquasif from Village Forward in Nepal.
Nepalese school children demonstrate the proper use of the ION. They drop the device into their water bottle, agitate for 30 seconds, take it out, and enjoy safe drinking water.
Students using the ION were monitored by a doctor. The result was improved health, less absence from school, and satisfaction by taking charge of their own health.