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Posted by Tom D on May 14, 2008 at 5:13:39 pm EDT
In reply to Water Filter Question posted by atn1wpi on May 14, 2008 at 2:50:39 pm EDT

Water filtration is one of the most discussed topics on backcountry websites. There is no shortage of websites that deal with water contamination and water treatments of the various types discussed above by Bill.

My suggestion is to start searching and reading as much as you can to get a good understanding of how to deal with water and possible contaminants.

If you do a Yahoo or Google search, you will find everything on the web from scientific papers, governmental studies, manufacturers's site to forums like this one that discuss water-borne illnesses, contaminants and treatment.

What you need, as Bill said, will depend on where you are and when. For example, last winter in Yosemite, I was melting snow for water, so I didn't worry at all about heavy metals, ag run off or similar contaminants. I was boiling the water as well, so that would have killed any bacteria or protozoa. Viruses aren't a concern where I was, as far as I know, so I did no further treatment.

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