Individual Water Purifier Study.

摘要

U.S. warfighters may encounter difficulties obtaining suitable drinking water while in a deployed situation. Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) water purification devices are often used to provide microbiologically safe drinking water when an Army-provided water supply is not available. However, many of these devices have not been adequately tested and are not approved for U.S. military use. The study described herein was performed to assess the capabilities of the COTS water purification devices. A decision analysis methodology known as Multi-Criteria Decision Making was used to evaluate available devices and develop recommendations for various operational scenarios. More information on the individual devices can be found in the database developed as a result of this effort: http://usachppm.apgea.army. mil/WPD/Default.aspx.