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All Plation® products are based on inactivation of (pathogenic) bacteria by silver ions. The use of silver as a water purification technique goes back millennia and is a proven method. The silver ions are released by a natural ionization process by using special ceramic balls with a coating of pure, high quality colloidal silver (microscopic small silver particles). For heavily contaminated drinking water as well as rooftop harvested rainwater, silver-ceramic balls are combined with metallic copper, as copper and silver ions together are even more effective against bacteria, algae and other microbiological contaminations.
There are examples of hybrid use with WaterPyramid projects and rainwater harvesting systems. For application in third world countries, support from local government or NGO is required.
===Suitable conditions ===
The plation float is most appropriate application as a water quality preservation step during storage period. It can be used in combination with other treatment methods, such as a Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) system* or WaterPyramid. Further it is applicable in water trucks, storage tanks for purified water produced by UV, RO, etc. as quite often water quality gets contaminated during transport and storage.
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===Construction, operations and maintenance===
Operation is very simple. Simply clean container before using it as a storage vessel. Immerse the plation floats in the water container, and leave them to act.
====Suppliers====
[http://www.aquaesteurope.com/ AquaEst ]
===Costs===
It is assumed that the silver will last for maximum 2 years. Presented in ranges that represent different capacity ranging from 50-6000 litres the costs are:
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==Field experiences== Acknowledgements==Reference manuals, videos, and links== ==Acknowledgements==* [http://www.aquaesteurope.com/c-2281652/plation-floats/ AquaEst Plation Float].