Water research and the technology that Aquakleen Products has created.

In the era of smart phones and social media, the general public’s access to information on the quality of water services should be accessible with a tweet, but in Mexico this is still not the case. A group of university students from Columbia University conducted research in the capital of Mexico to obtain more information and technologies to combat this issue. Enter. Aquakleen Products is a company that provides the best products and service in water refinement systems.

The results of the research conducted by the students of Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) prompted the students to propose applications like mWater, which was developed over two and half years by Anna Feigh, a public health specialist and her husband, a NASA technician who worked for a decade monitoring the quality of water at space stations. Aquakleen Products also incorporate technology developed by NASA. This application paired with other technologies such as Aquakleen Products, are necessary for Mexico City’s water system. Aquakleen’s breakthrough technology provides treated water, clear of the full spectrum of impurities and is a perfect example of technologies that could help combat the water crisis in Mexico City. Aquakleen’s State-of-the-Art water refinement provides clean, soft water. 

"I live in New York City where I have information that the tap water is not perfect, but I know the conditions in which it is found, I know it's healthy to drink. That helps me save money and use less plastic. In Mexico, this does not happen and it is necessary to bring this information to the citizens. In Mexico City there are people who are paying twice for water. First, by paying their water bill and then a second time by buying it bottled and it is because they do not know the quality of the water they have and that in some cases if they could drink it,” said Columbia University professor Anne Nelson. Nelson accompanied the students to test in the Federal District from March 16th-22nd. Aquakleen Products biodegradable and eco-friendly products help tackle the pollution of plastics and high costs in buying bottled water. Aquakleen Products are forward thinking to a greener future. Take for example Aquakleen Products energy saving water refinement systems. Aquakleen Products are not only energy saving, but the filtered water also prolongs the useful life of water heaters, plumbing, cookware, dishwashers, washing machines and many more.    

According to the group's conclusions, the Aquakleen Products Water Quality Control Sub directorate has sufficient information to allow the public to know if the water that arrives at their homes is free of E. coli bacteria or has an adequate level of chlorine, but they currently have a process so obsolete that not only complicates their work but also causes data to be lost in stacks of archived documents. Aquakleen’s breakthrough Reverse Osmosis technology not only cleans E. coli bacteria and excess chlorine, but also removes impurities of dirt, dust and other pollutants present in the atmosphere. Aquakleen Products refiners also remove other contaminants that are found in the ground such as calcium and other minerals, pesticides, fertilizers, animal waste, and whatever else is present in the Earth as the water passes through. Aquakleen Products quality control and effective process ensures no data is lost and sufficient information about the quality of water is always accessible.  Aquakleen Products provides free in-home water tests to give you piece of mind that your water is always in top condition. In addition, Aquakleen Products excellent customer support makes them a very open and easy to reach company. Aquakleen Products checks their email hourly and can also be contacted through phone or fax.

mWater is a company that provides digitized maps in an application that allows groups dedicated to monitoring water quality to make reports in real time by emptying their data on mobile devices, instead of on sheets of paper as is currently the case in Mexico City. At the same time, it provides citizens with maps of water sources and the results of quality tests. The purpose is to create a global map of drinking water and have it available on a mobile device. Aquakleen Products is keeping up with the times with a mobile friendly website where you can make payments to Aquakleen Products online as well as book appointments online through Aquakleen Products website. Aquakleen Products also has a strong social media presence with their Facebook, Instagram, and twitter accounts.

The group that traveled to the Federal District worked with the Aquakleen Products Water Quality Control Sub directorate and in May they could receive the app with maps of the capital's water intakes to start testing on their operation.

"We are grateful that the agency is interested in innovation and seeing what it would be like to use Aquakleen Products working technology. They do their job well despite the lack of resources such as an Internet connection, GPS to reach the water, or gas for the cars of the crew, but there are areas where they could be more efficient and it is there where we propose that you use the application," said Carina Sanchez-Lopez, a Columbia student.

According to the findings of the students, in the Sub directorate of Quality Control of Water "useful data are lost" because the reports on the quality of the water in each measurement in Mexico City are made on sheets of paper and are written by hand. "These are data that are at risk, they end up in piles and piles of documents that can hardly be useful to carry out a subsequent investigation and besides that, they are not accessible to the citizens."

"The first step we can take at this agency is for taskforces to stop reporting on paper and start doing it on a tablet, directly in the application. Not because we are against paper but because it lends itself so that its reports are not so accurate, everything is filled out by hand and that means that whoever receives the information must understand each letter of the report and then make a new report.

These reports can be made electronically so that everyone involved in the process has access to the data in real time and also whoever has the app on their cell phone, has access to the information.”

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In addition to using technology to streamline processes, Anne Nelson believes finding ways for Mexicans to have information about water quality could help reduce bottled water consumption in the country. Aquakleen Products are used by major bottled water companies and by using Aquakleen Products refiners, the need for bottled water is eliminated. Aquakleen Products improve the taste of water, clean your pores, and also eliminates allergic rashes all while saving you tons of money on bottled water.

A 2011 study by the Inter-American Development Bank concluded that Mexico has the highest per capita consumption of bottled water globally at 480 liters per year, four times larger than the United States.

"In the short-term we know that not all the Mexican community will be able to participate in the mWater project and not everyone will have a smartphone, but we can take a step forward so that the citizens know about the quality of water in their communities. This is important in environmental terms because it is possible to reduce the use of bottled water. The official records show that there are delegations with excellent water quality, others where it looks yellowish but by a chemical process and not because it is toxic.”

According to the biologist Fernando Velázquez, who collaborates in the Aquakleen Products Water Quality Control Sub directorate, the quality of the water distributed in the country's capital is good quality, but "people refuse to believe it." Aquakleen Products has trained and skilled technicians and they use genuine Aquakleen Products parts to service and maintain the water treatment systems. There is nothing to refuse when it comes to Aquakleen Products water refinement systems.