A group of researchers announced on Sunday that they have successfully tested a "drinkable book" which is designed to educate people on the importance of safe drinking water. Th pages of the book can literally purify dirty water.

Dr. Teri Dankovich, the lead researcher who developed this wonder book, said she intended this invention to help impoverished communities around the world. The inventor added that more than 600 million of the world's population still have trouble getting safe drinking water.

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Dankovich explained during a BBC interview that a book holder simply needs to remove one single page and pour water through it to make the water safe for drinking. The bacteria in the water is eliminated thanks to molecules of silver or copper embedded in the book leafs.

The book tests were conducted in various parts of the globe including Ghana in Africa and Bangladesh in Asia. Data shows that less than one percent of the bacteria remained after the filtering process. Even sewage contaminated water was almost cleaned of bacterias after being filtered in the page. 

The field data were shown to the attendees of the American Chemical Society's 250th convention held in the United States recently.

Field tests shows that a single page can filter at least a hundred liters of water and continuous use of the whole book can last up to four years.

The book and pages were manually produced by Dankovich and her team. She hopes to be able to teach the technology to local people, who mostly need them. In Bangladesh, some of her peers are working on the idea of custom-fitting a filter in conventional water holders being utilized in the country.

Tufts University environmental engineer Daniele Lantagne said that the "drinkable book" technology shows a lot of potential. She cautions, however, that the book filter is yet to show convincing evidence that it could also eliminate microbes, which can cause sickness to people.

She believes, nonethless, that this latest discovery is by far the cheapest and easiest method for people to get safe drinking water.

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