Behind purchased dirty water bottles and a warning about water pollution

The warning about the increasingly serious water pollution behind the dirty water bottles purchased for 200,000 VND/bottle surprised many people.

The campaign “Buy dirty water” of the Karofi water purifier brand is receiving the attention of the public in recent days. According to the brand, participants only need to bring dirty water bottles taken from their homes or areas, which will be sold to manufacturers for a value of 200,000 VND/bottle. Dirty water bottles will be analyzed to assess the level of pollution and participants will receive free advice on the family’s water quality by experts and doctors.

Dirty water collection event attracts many participants

The campaign also received attention on social media

Miss Do Thi Ha and model Tran Quang Dai also participated in the campaign

The story of buying dirty water with a value of 200 thousand/bottle immediately received the attention of many people. In the past days, thousands of bottles of dirty water have been sent to the organizers. The results were surprising when all water samples collected after preliminary analysis by experts contained many impurities and toxic substances that seriously affect the health of users.

Thousands of dirty water bottles are sent back for quality inspection

According to analysis, many water sources are contaminated with microorganisms causing diarrhea, cholera, dysentery, typhoid, hepatitis A, helminths…; many water sources have an excess of heavy metals such as lead causing anemia, fatigue, reduced intelligence in young children, arsenic causing keratinization of the skin on the palms of the hands and feet, damage to the cardiovascular system; Water contaminated with plant protection chemicals causes fatigue, headaches, shortness of breath, and even cancer.

Ms. Vu Thu Trang (40 years old, Tan Binh, Ho Chi Minh City) brought 2 bottles of water to the event to buy dirty water with the desire to be consulted about the quality of the water source that her family is using. She couldn’t help but be surprised when the water sample she brought was contaminated with lead and contained many kinds of impurities, she said: “Before, I thought the water we used was clean, so my family and I didn’t think anything of it, we still ate normally. Coming here was really surprised because I knew my country was contaminated with lead, so now I’m quite worried.”

Like Trang, many users are quite surprised with the source of water used by their families after bringing dirty water bottles to sell to manufacturers.

Many people are surprised by the results of the analysis of the water source

Accompanying the campaign, doctor Bui Chi Thuong (Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy) said that “Water sources in many areas are now seriously polluted. According to recent statistics, each year about 9,000 people die related to poor sanitation, more than 20,000 people get new cancer each year, one of the main causes being water pollution and serious diseases. important. Therefore, this program of Karofi is a program of practical significance to raise public awareness in environmental protection, especially the water environment, as well as call for people to pay attention to the water source their families are using. use.”

In addition to the message to help people pay more attention to household water sources, strengthen environmental protection of polluted water, the campaign also brings a humane meaning, the manufacturer said that for every liter of dirty water purchased, equivalent to 0.6 liters of pure water for students in difficult areas, lacking clean water.

In order to obtain pure clean water, the collected dirty water bottles will be treated through a specialized filtration system according to each input water source. From there, toxic substances, heavy metals, viruses, bacteria can be completely eliminated, resulting in filtered, purified drinking water standard QCVN 6-1:2010 BYT issued by the Institute of Occupational Health & Environment. – The Ministry of Health recognized according to the WHO process.

The campaign is still ongoing and attracts thousands of participants across the country. If you are wondering whether your family’s water source meets clean standards, need to be tested and consulted by experts as well as want to join hands to donate clean water to disadvantaged children, you can put it up for sale. right here.