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Title:	Domestic Fluoride, Arsenic, Iron Removal (FAIR) Filter
Area:	Engineering Sciences
Focus Area:	Water Filtration
Social Benefits:	Provides fluoride, arsenic, iron free water to the masses to protect from various health hazards like skin cancer, high blood pressure, reproductive disorders, skeletal dental fluorosis etc.
Developing Agency:	CSIR- Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), West Bengal
Technology Readiness Index:	Technology Demonstration
Email:	director@cmeri.res.in
Website Link :	http://www.cmeri.res.in
Source (more info) :	https://t.ly/l_sb

Brief Description

Description :

Salient features: Water storage capacity: ~80 L . Flowrate: ~30 L/hr . Cartridges : 4 Nos (replaceable) . Cartridges comprised of sand, gravels along with RD modified multifunctional adsorbent materials . Purification: 2 stages . Electricity Consumption: Power free (Gravitational Based) . Adsorbent lifetime : ~6 months . IPR Status: Patent . Cost of treated water: ~10 paisa/L . Cost of per cartridge: ~ Rs. Technology Demonstration00/- . Application: Environmental (Clean Tech.) - Water treatment.