LIFESTRAW PORTABLE Personal WATER FILTER Purification Purifier Survival Gear :LifeStraw personal water filter The award-winning LifeStraw personal water filter can travel with you anywhere. Weighing just 2 ounces and only 9 inches long, LifeStraw is ideal for hiking, backpacking, camping, travel, and emergency preparedness. The straw-style filter design lets you turn up to 1,000 liters of contaminated water into safe drinking water, filtering out protozoa and bacteria. Additional Features No after-taste. LifeStraw has no after-taste, since no chlorine, iodine or other chemicals are used. No waiting time. You can drink from your LifeStraw right away. There is no need to wait for water to drip or chemicals to act. LifeStraw meets or exceeds EPA standards for efficacy. LifeStraw was successfully assessed in laboratory conditions (harsher conditions than what is required by the EPA in terms of turbidity and organic matter), up to 1600 liters (approximately 160% of design life). Independent testing at the University of Arizona showed that LifeStraw exceeds the EPA requirements of LOG 6 reduction for bacteria and LOG 3 reduction for protozoan parasites. Bacteria removed include: Escherichia coli ("E. Coli"), Campylobacter, Vibrio cholerae ("Cholera"), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Shigella, Salmonella. Protozoa removed include: Giardia lamblia ("Beaver Fever"), Cryptosporidium parvum ("Crypto"), Entamoeba histolytica.LIFESTRAW PORTABLE Personal WATER FILTER Purification Purifier Survival Gear