In 2012, Reuters.com published the first steps of the Plasma Water Sanitation System prototype, installed in the San José de Cerrillos Settlement, in Chile. This technology was conceived to connect advanced science and innovation with social issues. Rosita Reyes, community leader, talks about the immediate impact on her and her neighbors’ quality of life.
Since 2011, Alfredo Zolezzi and his team have concentrated their efforts on proving that it is possible to connect technological innovation with social problems. The first pilots were implemented in Chile, in vulnerable communities that did not have access to water, generating an immediate change in the quality of life of these people
Access to safe and potable water is a fundamental factor for health and human development at all national and local levels. Investments for adequate supply of potable water can provide a net economic benefit by reducing negative impact in the public health, which can cost many times more than the investment in safe water supply.
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