National Museums Scotland - On World Water Day we consider how billions of people across the globe still lack access to clean drinking water. In some areas, modern Pasteur Chamberland style filters
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This is a Pasteur-Chamberland Filter that I bought the other day, it was invented in 1884 and has pores so small that all bacteria is filtered out of water that passes through
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Chamberland porcelain and metal water filter invented by Charles Chamberland in 1884 to produce filtered water free of bacteria, it works better when the water supplied is under pressure Stock Photo - Alamy
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