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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0mm;margin-right:36.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear Josh (is he subscribed?)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0mm;margin-right:36.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0mm;margin-right:36.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Great article. Having gone to Africa in 1977 to build rural water supply systems I appreciate the usefulness of the system you have created. I have on question you might be able to answer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0mm;margin-right:36.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0mm;margin-right:36.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>If I boil water in a container that has some char in it, will it help in any manner? Is it worth putting some into the container?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0mm;margin-right:36.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0mm;margin-right:36.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>I was wondering if the processing temperature might have to be above a certain value to get a taste-free result. Ideas? Experiences?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0mm;margin-right:36.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0mm;margin-right:36.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks<br>Crispin<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0mm;margin-right:36.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0mm;margin-right:36.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>FYI we had an article published last month on using TLUD and other chars for water treatment in developing communities:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.wcponline.com/pdf/October2012Kearns.pdf">http://www.wcponline.com/pdf/October2012Kearns.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>feel free to share!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Josh<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>-- <br>Josh Kearns<br>PhD Candidate<br>Environmental Engineering<br>Engineering for Developing Communities<br>University of Colorado-Boulder<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Director of Science<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Aqueous Solutions <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.aqsolutions.org" target="_blank">www.aqsolutions.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Mobile: 720 989 3959<br>Skype: joshkearns<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>