Introducing mWater – the New Open Data Water Monitoring System Inspired by NASA - May 03 2015 08:00 AM - Breaking News - Envirotech Online

"It used to be that an apple a day would keep the doctor away, but in the modern age an app a day can have the same effect. New technology adopted from NASA is finding a use here on earth and helping communities to clean up water supplies and reduce reliance on outside agencies. The highly qualified brains behind revolutionary new app, mWater, are hoping to find a solution for the 783 million people in the world who don’t currently have access to clean drinking water. For more information about the importance of water testing read: Growing Awareness Over the Importance of Water Testing Drives the Water Analysis Instrumentation Market. Space and weight is highly restricted on board NASA missions, so all the water is recycled – that’s right, astronauts drink recycled pee. To make sure this is a safe source of drinking water, NASA developed a coliform bacteria test that could be performed under restricted conditions and without any hefty equipment. With the help of John Feighery – an ex-environmental engineer at Johnson Space Centre, and the co-founder and chief scientist of mWater – this technology is now available in a free app that could revolutionise water aid around the world. Testing water sources in a cost-effective way is only one part of the solution ..."