Saturday, 21 January 2012

Desi way to check Iron in Drinking water

Drinking Water
A very desi way to detect access Iron in Water. Eklavya Pd. working for Eklavya Center for science and Environment, has mentioned that this method advised by "Md. Murtaza" a rural person of Supoul Dist. of Bihar, India in 2007. International society "Serving In Mission" is also using this method in Bangladesh and other countries to detect Iron in water.
Follow these step to check the Iron in Water.

  1. Fill half a transparent glass with water.
  2. Mash four to five Guava leafs
  3. Put this mashed leafs in the glass
  4. And wait for mins
Result:- If water color is light violet, it has Iron presence. If water color is dark violet, it has access Iron residue. And if water color is green, it has a very less amount of Iron.
If you have any other method, please share with us.
Happy drinking water!

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