A water purification device includes a housing including a first chamber in communication with a second chamber, a first filtration stage, and a second filtration stage. The first chamber has the first filtration stage and the second filtration stage. The filtration stages and chambers are arranged
A water purification device includes a housing including a first chamber in communication with a second chamber, a first filtration stage, and a second filtration stage. The first chamber has the first filtration stage and the second filtration stage. The filtration stages and chambers are arranged in a serial relationship to another filtration stage and chamber, respectively. The first filtration stage includes particles and the second filtration stage includes a biocide. At least 95 percent of the particles will pass through about 20,000 micron screen and at least 95 percent will not pass thru about 20 micron screen. The particles have a cation exchange capacity of 1 to 200 milli-equivalents per 100 grams. The particles will become charged and have a charge of about 1 to about 500 millivolts with ions from the biocide when the device is filled with water.
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1. A water purification device comprising: a housing defining a plurality of chambers, including a first chamber, wherein the plurality of chambers are arranged in a serial relationship to one another;a plurality of filtration stages, the first chamber having a first filtration stage and a second fi
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A water purification device comprising: a housing defining a plurality of chambers, including a first chamber, wherein the plurality of chambers are arranged in a serial relationship to one another;a plurality of filtration stages, the first chamber having a first filtration stage and a second filtration stage, the filtration stages arranged in a serial relationship to another filtration stage, wherein the first filtration stage includes porous ceramic particles and the second filtration stage includes a biocide;a second chamber in communication with the first chamber; andwherein at least 95 percent of the porous ceramic particles will pass through a 20,000 micron screen and at least 95 percent will not pass thru a 20 micron screen,the porous ceramic particles having a cation exchange capacity of 1 to 200 milli-equivalent per 100 grams, and the porous ceramic particles will become charged with ions from the biocide when the device is filled with water,the water within the device has a charge of about 1 to about 500 millivolts. 2. The water purification device of claim 1, further comprising at least one component selected from a group consisting of a toxic metal absorber, a pH modifier, and a plurality of inorganic-non-ceramic particles. 3. The water purification device of claim 1, further comprising a toxic metal absorber, wherein the toxic metal absorber includes at least one component selected from a group consisting of a bone meal, metal fillings, aluminum hydroxide, aluminum oxide, iron ore, iron oxide, FeO, Fe3O4, Fe2O3, α-Fe2O3, β-Fe2O3, γ-Fe2O3, ε-Fe2O3, (Fe(OH)2), (Fe(OH)3), (α-FeOOH), (β-FeOOH), (γ-FeOOH), (δ-FeOOH), (Fe5HO8.4H2O), FeOOH, manganese oxide, MnO, Mn3O4, Mn2O3, MnO2, Mn2O7, positively charged and negatively charged resins, granular activated carbon and combinations thereof. 4. The water purification device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of inorganic-non-ceramic particles, wherein the plurality of inorganic-non-ceramic particles are selected from a group consisting of smectite clay, perlite, sand, vermiculite, zeolite, Fuller's earth, diatomatious earth, shale, and combinations thereof. 5. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the porous ceramic particles have a total capillary porosity and a total non-capillary porosity in a ratio ranging from about 0.7 to about 1.3. 6. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the porous ceramic particles have an average surface area greater than 1,000 square meters per gram of dry weight. 7. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the porous ceramic particles have an average pore size ranging from about 0.1 to about 20 microns. 8. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the porous ceramic particles are fabricated from fired clay-based montmorillonite. 9. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the porous ceramic particles are constituted of the following elements, 42% illite±15% by dry weight, 39% quartz±15% by dry weight, and 19% opal±15% by dry weight as determined by X-ray diffraction. 10. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the biocide includes at least one component selected from a group consisting of zinc, ground zinc, zinc alloys, zinc chloride, zinc oxide, silver, ground silver, silver alloys, colloidal silver, silver nitrate, silver dehydrate, copper, ground copper, copper alloys, copper sulfate, brass, iodine, a cation detergent, benzalkonium chloride, cetylpyridinium chloride, sorbic acid, benzoic acid, organic acid, bromine, nickel, aluminum, halogen and combinations thereof. 11. The water purification device of claim 1, further comprising silver and copper, wherein a ratio of silver to copper is about 1:10 to about 1:150. 12. The water purification device of claim 1, further comprising copper and zinc, wherein a ratio of copper to zinc is about 0.1:1 to about 10:1. 13. The water purification device of claim 1, further comprising silver and zinc, wherein a ratio of silver to zinc is about 1:10 to about 1:100. 14. The water purification device of claim 1, further comprising zinc and copper sulfate, wherein a ratio of zinc alloy to copper sulfate is about 1:1 to about 30:1. 15. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the first chamber has an upper filtration stage and a lower filtration stage, wherein the lower filtration stage has a larger average porous ceramic particle size than the upper filtration stage. 16. The water purification device of claim 1, further comprising at least one water-permeable separating layer separating adjacent filtration stages. 17. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the porous ceramic particles have a density range of about 0.3 to about 2.0 grams of dry weight per cubic centimeter. 18. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein one or both of the first chamber and second chamber further includes a filter, such that water passes through the filter prior to exiting the water purification device. 19. The water purification device of claim 1, further comprising a toxic metal absorber in the second chamber. 20. The water purification device of claim 1, further comprising a toxic metal absorber disposed within a water-permeable detachable sack. 21. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein one or both of the first chamber and second chamber includes a toxic metal absorber positioned such that water contacts the toxic metal absorber prior to exiting water purification device. 22. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the biocide is contained within a water-permeable detachable sack. 23. The water purification device of claim 1, further comprising a toxic metal absorber, wherein the toxic metal absorber has a volume range of about 1,237 to about 6,186 cubic centimeters. 24. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the water purification device has a volume range of about 19,418 to about 268,436 cubic centimeters. 25. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the water purification device has a volume range of about 155,349 to about 5,126,529 cubic centimeters. 26. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein a volume relationship of chamber 1 to chamber 2 is about 1.2 to 1±30 percent. 27. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the first filtration stage has a volume range of about 100 to about 450 cubic inches. 28. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the second filtration stage has a volume range of about 300 to about 1200 cubic inches. 29. The water purification device of claim 1, further comprising a third filtration stage that has a volume range of about 1.5 to about 15 cubic inches. 30. The water purification device of claim 1, further comprising a fourth filtration stage that has a volume range of about 150 to about 400 cubic inches. 31. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of filtration stages is between 3 to 30 filtration stages. 32. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein a total range for all of the filtration stages has a volume range of about 300 to about 3000 cubic inches. 33. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the porous ceramic particles have a size selected from a group consisting of: about 37 to about 420 microns, about 100 to about 5,000 microns, and about 6,350 to about 19,050 microns, and the combinations thereof. 34. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the first filtration stage has a layer density of about 0.01 to about 0.06 pounds per cubic inch. 35. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the second filtration stage has a layer density of about 0.01 to about 0.06 pounds per cubic inch. 36. The water purification device of claim 1, further comprising a third filtration stage that has a layer density of about 0.035 to about 0.150 pounds per cubic inch. 37. The water purification device of claim 1, further comprising a fourth filtration stage that has a layer density of about 0.01 to about 0.05 pounds per cubic inch. 38. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein there is an intermixing of filtration stages between each adjacent filtration stage. 39. The water purification device of claim 1, further comprising a volume range of porous ceramic particles of the first filtration stage to the second filtration stage is in the range about 1:1 to about 1:6. 40. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the porous ceramic particles, wherein the biocide has an average size and the porous ceramic particles have an average size, wherein the ratio of biocide average size to the porous ceramic particles average size is between about 5:1 to about 1:5. 41. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the first filtration stage and the second filtration stage have a water volume ratio between about 0.8:1 to about 1:6. 42. The water purification device of claim 1, further comprising Cu having a volume range between about 0.5 to about 8 cubic inches. 43. The water purification device of claim 1, further comprising Zn alloy having a volume range between about 0.1 to about 2.5 cubic inches. 44. The water purification device of claim 1, further comprising pure Zinc having a volume range between about 0.01 to about 1.5 cubic inches. 45. The water purification device of claim 1, further comprising Ag having a volume range between about 0.01 to about 1 cubic inches. 46. The water purification device of claim 1, further comprising Cu-sulfate having a volume range between about 0.01 to about 1 cubic inches. 47. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the biocide is in at least two filtration stages. 48. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the first filtration stages includes sand, shale, or sand and shale. 49. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the device has between 3 to about 100 chambers. 50. The water purification device of claim 1, wherein the biocide is contained within chamber 2. 51. A water purification device comprising: a housing defining a plurality of chambers, including a first chamber and a second chamber arranged in a serial relationship to one another;a plurality of filtration stages, the filtration stages arranged in a serial relationship to one another, the first chamber having a first filtration stage, a second filtration stage, a third filtration stage, and a fourth filtration stage; andwherein the first filtration stage includes porous ceramic particles, the second filtration stage includes porous ceramic particles and a biocide, the third filtration stage includes a biocide, and the fourth filtration stage includes porous ceramic particles; andwherein at least 95 percent of the porous ceramic particles will pass thru about 20,000 micron screen and at least 95 percent will not pass thru about 20 micron screen, the porous ceramic particles have an average pore size ranging from about 0.1 to about 20 microns, the porous ceramic particles having a cation exchange capacity of 1 to 200 milli-equivalent per 100 grams, and the porous ceramic particles will become charged with ions from the biocide when the device is filled with water. 52. A water purification device comprising: a housing defining a plurality of chambers, including a first chamber, wherein the plurality of chambers are arranged in a serial relationship to another chamber;a plurality of filtration stages, the first chamber having a first filtration stage and a second filtration stage, the filtration stages arranged in a serial relationship to another filtration stage, wherein the first filtration stage includes porous ceramic particles and the second filtration stage includes a biocide;a second chamber in communication with the first chamber; andwhereinat least 95 percent of the porous ceramic particles will pass through a 12,700 micron screen and at least 95 percent will not pass thru a 51 micron screen,the porous ceramic particles having a cation exchange capacity of 1 to 200 milli-equivalent per 100 grams, and the porous ceramic particles will become charged with ions from the biocide when the device is filled with water.
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