🔍 Check Your Water Safety
Tell Om about your water source and situation — it will advise on safety and how to improve it.
Assessing water safety...
📍 Find Safe Water Sources Near You
Finding sources...
🆘 Emergency Water Purification
- Boiling — Boil for 1 minute (3 minutes above 2,000m altitude). Most effective for biological contamination.
- Household bleach — 2 drops of unscented bleach per litre. Wait 30 minutes. Effective for bacteria/viruses.
- Solar disinfection (SODIS) — Fill clear PET bottle, leave in direct sunlight 6+ hours. Effective for clear water.
- Water purification tablets — Available in most pharmacies worldwide. Follow package instructions exactly.
⚠️ Report Water Contamination
Describe what you've observed. Om will identify the likely contamination type and guide you on who to report to.
Analysing...
💧 The Global Water Crisis
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2.2 Billion
People lack access to safe drinking water — nearly 1 in 3 of the entire world population.
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3.5M Deaths/yr
People die annually from waterborne diseases — most of them children under 5.
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40 Billion Hours
Hours spent every year — mostly by women and girls — collecting water in Sub-Saharan Africa alone.
Most Affected Regions
Sub-Saharan AfricaSouth AsiaSoutheast Asia
Central AmericaPacific IslandsRural India
HaitiYemenSouth Sudan