Does using water-from-air technology in Brazil make sense? After all, the country contains about 20% of Earth's fresh water resources. But, there are problems in distributing drinking water to the entire population of Brazil. This paragraph from the Wikipedia article, Water supply and sanitation in Brazil reveals the reality, particularly for people in rural regions:
Access to piped water supply in Brazil stood at 77% and access to improved sanitation also at 77% in 2006.[1][7] Coverage is significantly higher in urban areas, where 84% of the Brazilian population live. Urban coverage is 96% for water and 83% for improved sanitation, including 53% access to sewerage, the remainder being accounted for by on-site sanitation. Coverage in rural areas, where 16% of Brazil’s population lives, is much lower. It stands at 57% for improved water supply and only 37% for improved sanitation. Geographically coverage is lowest in the country’s poorest regions: particularly in predominantly rural North, Northeast, and Center-West.
Filling the gaps in drinking water distribution infrastructure, with atmospheric water vapour processors (atmospheric water generators) can be a useful alternative. The water-from-air resource is plentiful in much of Brazil as shown by the Water-from-Air Resource (WFAR) annual indices for nine Brazilian sites tabulated here:
Access to piped water supply in Brazil stood at 77% and access to improved sanitation also at 77% in 2006.[1][7] Coverage is significantly higher in urban areas, where 84% of the Brazilian population live. Urban coverage is 96% for water and 83% for improved sanitation, including 53% access to sewerage, the remainder being accounted for by on-site sanitation. Coverage in rural areas, where 16% of Brazil’s population lives, is much lower. It stands at 57% for improved water supply and only 37% for improved sanitation. Geographically coverage is lowest in the country’s poorest regions: particularly in predominantly rural North, Northeast, and Center-West.
Filling the gaps in drinking water distribution infrastructure, with atmospheric water vapour processors (atmospheric water generators) can be a useful alternative. The water-from-air resource is plentiful in much of Brazil as shown by the Water-from-Air Resource (WFAR) annual indices for nine Brazilian sites tabulated here:
When the water-from-air resource monthly index = 1.00, the expected drinking water production rate from a atmospheric water generator (AWG) at the site should be the same as the machine's specified water-from-air production rate. Water-from-Air Resource annual index grades:
Excellent: Index is greater than or equal to 1.00
Good: Index range 0.76 to 0.99
Fair: Index range 0.51 to 0.75
Poor: Index range is less than or equal to 0.50
Water-from-Air Resource charts are now available for nine Brazilian cities: Belem, Goias, Iguatu, Manaus, Parana, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, and Sena Madureira. The charts show the monthly variability in the water-from-air resource.
Excellent: Index is greater than or equal to 1.00
Good: Index range 0.76 to 0.99
Fair: Index range 0.51 to 0.75
Poor: Index range is less than or equal to 0.50
Water-from-Air Resource charts are now available for nine Brazilian cities: Belem, Goias, Iguatu, Manaus, Parana, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, and Sena Madureira. The charts show the monthly variability in the water-from-air resource.
