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Post by SA Hunter on Sept 19, 2018 19:09:12 GMT 10
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Post by Peter on Sept 19, 2018 20:21:51 GMT 10
Some great points, but in an emergency situation there will often need to be combination of techniques (ie one filtration method plus one sanitation method).
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Post by feralemma on Sept 20, 2018 10:09:47 GMT 10
Potassium permangenate (condies crystals) don't seem to be on that list.
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Post by Peter on Sept 20, 2018 20:17:25 GMT 10
I've never trusted Potassium permanganate for ingestion... Its concentration must be perfectly controlled.
For those who don't know, it's the stuff on old toothpaste commercials that turns water purple (they then dip some chalk into it as if it has anything to do with dental care...).
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Post by spinifex on Sept 20, 2018 20:22:14 GMT 10
My top picks are:
1. Boil (if the water if fundamentally clear)
2. Sand filtration if the water is dirty (combined with boiling to kill microbes)
3. I keep some industrial grade peroxide drain cleaner (available mitre 10) on hand to oxygen bleach anything ... including water. Unlike iodine, chlorine and condy's theres no taste or odour using this because the peroxide molecule breaks down to radical oxygen and water.
Honorable mention to solar UV using pet bottles.
I would mention in the 'clean' desert environment I've drunk plenty of shitty looking/tasting water out of creeks, bores, dams and puddles ... untreated. Figured it would give my immune system something to do. Different ball game in settled areas where dangerous diseases are more likely to be present.
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