Watergen - Model Spring - Battery Operated Mobile Water Purification Unit - Brochure

Infantry troops on urban combat missions carry water in ¬asks and water tanks. This mode of transport limits the amount of water that can be carried because of its weight and volume. Currently, there are several solutions that can supply water to individual soldiers. These solutions are mostly based on microbiological filtration using nano-filtration, or sterilizing tablets based on chlorine or other available chemicals. These methods are sufficient to handle most microbiological threats but cannot filter out most of the chemical hazards (heavy metals, pesticides etc.), and lack the ability to eliminate small organic molecules that are common to severe poisoning.