Individual Water Purifier Study

Abstract

U.S. warfighters may encounter difficulties obtaining suitable drinking water while in a deployed situation. Commercial-Off%the-Shelf (COTS) water purification devices are often used to provide microbiologically safe drinking water when an Army-provided water supply is not available. However, many of these devices have not been adequately tested and are not approved for U.S. military use. The study described herein was performed to assess the capabilities of the COTS water purification devices. A decision analysis methodology known as Multi-Criteria Decision Making was used to evaluate available devices and develop recommendations for various operational scenarios. More information on the individual devices can be found in the database developed as a result of this effort: http://usachppm.apgea.army. mil/WPD/Default.aspx.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA475539

Entities

People

  • Arthur Lundquist
  • John Walther
  • Lindsey Wurster
  • Scott Kooistra
  • Steven Clarke
  • Steven Richard
  • William Bettin

Organizations

  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Drinking Water
  • Environment
  • Glass Fibers
  • Health
  • Liquids
  • Logistics
  • Physical Properties
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Transportation
  • Water Purification
  • Water Supplies

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.