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Berkefeld filter (medicine)


Berkefeld filter


A bacterial filter used in 1891, made of earth known as Kieselguhr taken from the name of the mine in Hanover, Germany, from which the earth was found. Ground water at this mine had a clear blue colour suggesting the use of the earth as a filter.

Origin: Berkefield, name of owner of the mine from which the material to make the filter was taken