__NOTOC__<small-title />[[Image:AquaPak.jpg|thumb|right|230px200px| AquaPak. Photo: [http://www.solarcleanwatersolution.com/ Solar Solutions.]]][[Image:AquaPak in Congo.jpg|thumb|right|230px200px| AquaPaks in use in the Congo. Photo: [http://www.solarcleanwatersolution.com/ Solar Solutions].]]
The AquaPak uses cloth roughing filtration and solar disinfection to treat contaminated water. It is made from low cost polyethylene plastic (also used in food preparation boiling bags) with UV inhibitors added, and air-filled bubble pack sheeting (originally developed for the packing industry), the AquaPak can heat water to temperatures up to 65 degrees Celsius, a temperature that will kill waterborne pathogens using only sunlight. The AquaPak employs a reusable sealed glass tube indicator, called WAPI, filled with coloured wax at one end that melts when heated to the required temperature, indicating the completion of the pasteurization process. Depending on the availability of sunlight throughout the day, an AquaPak can produce up to 10 litres of water per day.
The AquaPak was first developed 10 years ago. Since then, it has been tested and used in 57 countries.
===Suitable conditions===
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| valign="top" | - Effectiveness not affected by turbidity <br> Inexpensive to manufacture (US$ 2,00) <br> - Simple operation, locally manufacture <br> - Utilization of renewable energy source: solar energy <br> - Elevate life quality such as job creation and local economy development in area where local manufacturing scheme is implemented
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===Construction, operations and maintenance===[[Image:AquaPak in use.jpg|thumb|right|250px200px| AquaPak in use]]
Water is filled into the AquaPak and then places it in direct sunlight for at least three hours. To ensure complete pasteurization it is important that the orange wax in the WAPI completely melts and becomes clear indicating 65°C has been reached
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===Costs===
Depending on the manufacturing cost. Although a target is set at US$ 2,00 per unit.
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===Field experiences===The Innovation Institute at Henry Ford (II-HF) proudly donated Aquapaks to the the World Health Student Organization (WHSO) of Wayne State University School of Medicine (WSU-SOM). When WHSO went on their medical mission trip to Ecuador in March of 2012, they documented the great impact the Innovation Institute's gift made on the people in the village of Agua Blanca.
==Reference manuals, videos, and links==* Video: [http://www.solarsolutionsyoutu.infobe/main5iyUh2ImtAg AquaPak in Ecuador.html Solar Solutions]
===Reference manuals, videos and links===* [http://www.solarcleanwatersolution.com/ Solar Solutions] {{#ev:youtube|NCB1yfNHIQU|200|auto|<font size="2"><center>AquaPak - <br>Solar Water Pasteurizer</center></font>}} ===Acknowledgements===
This article is based on a factsheet from Aqua For All…..