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[[Image:straining with cloth.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A woman uses a sari cloth to strain water. Photo: CAWST.]]
[[Image:cloth filtering.jpg|thumb|right|600px|The steps of filtering water through a cloth. Diagram: CARE/CDC Health Initiative, etc. from [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=14&ved=0CDgQFjADOAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fsafewater%2Fmanual%2Fsws_manual.pdf&ei=UYI1UOSsLIOviAK2zYFI&usg=AFQjCNGAyphAifOHvfYLoZ4oOxxTDn_c_g&sig2=CbDFQ2mGaKU44X6_m1SsYQ Safe ProjectsSafe Water Systems for theDeveloping World:A Handbook for ImplementingHousehold-Based Water Treatmentand Safe Storage ProjectsEstes.]]]
Straining water through a cloth has been widely used for household water treatment in many cultures for centuries. A common sari cloth is usually used for this in South Asia, for example (photo on right). Straining through a fine cloth can take out guinea-worm, organic matter, and help clear up turbidity.
Cloth may need to be replaced if there are holes.<br>
Cloth needs to be washed in clean water after every use.
[[Image:cloth filtering.jpg|thumb|right|600px|The steps of filtering water through a cloth. Diagram: CARE/CDC Health Initiative, etc. from [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=14&ved=0CDgQFjADOAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fsafewater%2Fmanual%2Fsws_manual.pdf&ei=UYI1UOSsLIOviAK2zYFI&usg=AFQjCNGAyphAifOHvfYLoZ4oOxxTDn_c_g&sig2=CbDFQ2mGaKU44X6_m1SsYQ Safe ProjectsSafe Water Systems for theDeveloping World:A Handbook for ImplementingHousehold-Based Water Treatmentand Safe Storage ProjectsEstes.]]]
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