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[[Category:Filtration]]{{Knoppen}} | [[Category:Filtration]]{{Knoppen}} | ||
[[File:Filter_Cloths_01.jpg|thumb|right|Dairy Filter Cloth]] | [[File:Filter_Cloths_01.jpg|thumb|right|Dairy Filter Cloth]] | ||
[[File:Filter_Cloths_02.jpg|thumb|right|Plate and frame filter cloth]] | [[File:Filter_Cloths_02.jpg|thumb|right|Plate and frame filter cloth]] | ||
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==The problem: cholera== | ==The problem: cholera== | ||
"Cholera is a waterborne disease that exists in 58 countries. In 2001 there were 184,311 cases of cholera and 2,728 deaths from the disease." | "Cholera is a waterborne disease that exists in 58 countries. In 2001 there were 184,311 cases of cholera and 2,728 deaths from the disease.". | ||
The cloth filter was developed in response to widespread cholera in Bangladesh, particularly among those unable to boil or otherwise treat their water. | The cloth filter was developed in response to widespread cholera in Bangladesh, particularly among those unable to boil or otherwise treat their water. | ||