The drinking water in Bangladesh is heavily polluted. It’s not unusual for measurements containing several milligrams of arsenic per liter to be recorded. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that water should contain no more than ten micrograms of arsenic. LANXESS is helping to solve the problem – with mobile filter systems for domestic use. The central water supply does not even provide enough water for the cities. More than 14 million people live in the capital city of Dhaka alone, with almost half living in slums. And in the countryside, where the arsenic pollution is highest, they do not even have water pipes.

That is why LANXESS joined forces with students from the University of Cottbus, Germany, in 2006 to start a water purification project in a village south of Dhaka. The specially developed filter systems are easy to use, don’t require any maintenance, and clean the water quickly and economically.