The Airmen have been working 10 to 12 hours a day treating the water by running the water from the lens wells to their reverse osmosis water purification unit to the water bladders and back through the reverse osmosis water purification unit in which they use sodium hex as a polymer that combines all chemicals in the water into one piece which is caught in the filters. This clears the water of harmful chemicals.
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The Kazakhstani Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit team’s equipment pumps water directly from the Tigris River and filters it in large bladders that desalinate and distill it, reducing the risk of waterborne diseases. Their equipment has the capacity to produce 2,500 gallons of drinkable water per hour, enough to provide Soldiers with clean water for laundry and shower facilities.
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