Using Calcium Hypochlorite to Disinfect Water
Personally, I avoid the use of all chlorines whenever possible. There are filters on my water system at home to eliminate it. I believe there are better ways of filtering or purifying water in an …
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A Simple and Inexpensive Water Purification Device the WAPI
A few months ago, I wrote an article called Sodis an inexpensive method of water purification. This described a method for purifying water by using sunlight. It uses plastic bottles manufactured from PETE or glass. …
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Chlorox or chlorine bleach for water purification
Fema, the American Red Cross and others all recommend Chlorox, Purex or chlorine as a method for water purification in emergency. These bleaches normally contain 5.25 – 6% chlorine. Avoid using bleaches that contain perfumes, …
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The Problems of Iodine Tablets for Water Purification
Iodine tablets– One tablet added to a quart releases 8 ppm (parts per million) of iodine. Two tablets are used for turbid water. Wait 15 minutes after adding tablets, 30 minutes if the water is …
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Sodis an inexpensive method of water purification
Solar water disinfection, also known as SODIS is a free method of disinfecting water using only sunlight and plastic PET bottles. SODIS is recommended by the World Health Organization (not my favorite people) as a …
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