20 April 2007
NANOTECHNOLOGY NOW (INDIA)—A domestic water filter that uses metal nanoparticles to remove dissolved pesticide residues is about to enter the Indian market. Its developers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chennai (formerly Madras) believe it is the first commercial product of its kind in the world. Mumbai-based Eureka Forbes Limited, a company that sells water purification systems, is collaborating with IIT and has tested the device in the field for over six months. By late May 2007, Jayachandra Reddy, a technical consultant to the company, expects to sell the first 1000 units. Based on consumption patterns of a typical Indian household, has enough nanomaterials to provide 6000 liters of pesticide-free water for one year. Source:
http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=22073 (Reliability: 8)
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