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[[Image:naiade2.jpg|thumb|right|150px| The Naiade water purification unit.]]
[[Image:naiade3.jpg|thumb|right|150px| Adding source water]]
==What is a Naiade?==
The unit is made of tropical resistant poly ethylene. Its dimensions are 150 x 50 x 50 cm.
==How Does It Remove Contamination?==
Afghanistan, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Indonesia, China, Brazil, Surinam, Mexico, Colombia, Morocco, Senegal, Sudan, Mozambique, Madagascar, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Tanzania, Cameroon, Benin, Mali, Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria.
==Maintenance requirements==
A colored LED indicates the status. After 8,000 hours of use the unit starts giving warning for necessary replacement of the UV lamp, although the users still have 2,000 hours of use to exchange the UV lamp. After 10,000 hours the unit will not supply any water until the old UV lamp has been replaced.Replacement of the UV lamp can be done on the spot by just undoing four screws.
The UV lamp is a standard industrial UV lamp.
==Treatment efficiency==
{{Treatment_Efficiency
|lab:bacteria=Up to 100%
|lab:viruses=>99.999%
|lab:protozoa=>99.9%
|lab:helminths=Up to 100%
|lab:turbidity=Not available
|lab:iron=-
|field:bacteria=Up to 100%
|field:viruses=Not available
|field:protozoa=Not available
|field:helminths=Up to 100%
|field:turbidity=Strong reduction, only optically indicated
|field:iron=-
|extra_field=-
|lab:extra=
|field:extra=
}}
==Cost==
==Movies==
*[https://filehost.nedap.com/index.php?q=321999ab3f0c61b2f285d0d1dfcd7024&action=0 A short film made by the French TV2 team about the effectiveness of the Naiade in India]
====Company information====