Water

Water purifiers

we all need water - how much - where can we get it, how to purify it?

I think we should all have 3 or 4 ways to get/keep/store and purify water.

Post your comments here and give me ideas.

I have a small water purifier, for backpacking, I have some water purifying pills, My sister has a British Berkefeld Water Filtration Systems, we have some blue 25 gallon drums of water.

So - more ideas?

Boiling - clorine, (storing clorox)



NOW - a brocure from the CDC on water

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/crypto/crypto.pdf



some highlights since it is a 151 page document

Extra precautions for people with weakened immune systems:
In persons with weakened immune systems, cryptosporidiosis can be chronic and life-threatening.
Persons with weakened immune systems may wish to take these extra precautions to
protect themselves against cryptosporidiosis.
• Drink only water that has been purified by boiling for 1 minute or by distilling.
• Trust only water filters with any of the following information on the label to remove
Cryptosporidium: reverse osmosis; absolute pore size of 1 micron or smaller; tested and
certified by NSF Standard 53 for cyst removal; tested and certified by NSF Standard 53
for cyst reduction. Bottled water treated by reverse osmosis or with any of these filters,
and distilled water, will also be free of Cryptosporidium. Canned or bottled carbonated
(bubbly) drinks will also be free of Cryptosporidium.
• Wash, with purified water, and/or cook all food.
• Do not swim in lakes, rivers, streams, public pools, or water parks and do not use
jacuzzis.• Avoid touching young farm animals.

Hospitals and Clinics
During a boil water advisory
• Patients and employees should not consume water that has not been disinfected, ice or
drinks made with water that has not been disinfected, or raw foods rinsed with water that
has not been disinfected.
• Disinfect water of Cryptosporidium by
• boiling at a rolling boil for 1 minute
• distilling
• filtering through a reverse osmosis filter, an “absolute 1 micron” filter or a filter
certified to remove Cryptosporidium under NSF International Standard #53 for either
“cyst removal” or “cyst reduction.” Ultraviolet light treatment of water is not
effective against Cryptosporidium, at normally used levels.
• All employees with diarrheal illness should be regulated by standard rules of exclusion
from work.
• Disinfect dishes via dishwashing machines that have a dry cycle or a final rinse that
exceeds 113°F for 20 minutes or 122°F for 5 minutes or 162°F for 1 minute.
• Use only disinfected water to treat skin wounds.


SO - that's a start on the water - theme