I appreciate the Eng-Tips forums and participants very much. I'm not sure if the following question is allowed on this forum.
[highlight #8AE234]I am looking for other internet forums, internet discussions etc. about water technology. These forums can be scientific, professional or...
[highlight #FCE94F]MartinLe said: "The nearest open bodies of water from where I live are open sewers (domestic plus industry). I wonder If one can pack the equipment to get potable water from that in a large back pack?"[/highlight]
Thanks for your important question. I could collect ground...
This discussion can be of interest to the military (army, navy, special forces and air force pilots). Water purification tablets can be part of a compact air pilot survival kit.
This discussion may also be useful to civilian pilots, backpackers, bicycle campers, caravan campers, motorists...
[highlight #FCE94F]MartinLe said: "It appears silver nano particles work against cryptosporidium, to some degree: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167701219304002
More to the point, silver ions also appear to work...
[highlight #FCE94F]LittleInch said: "Well this stuff claims 5 years. Says 6 months for holding the water.
https://www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Product/1100-Katadyn-Micropur-Forte-MF-1T-Water-Purification-Tablets-100-Tablets/ "[/highlight]
Thanks for responding. Katadyn Micropur Forte MF 1T water...
[highlight #FCE94F]IRstuff said: "Iodine, according to: https://www.msrgear.com/blog/water-treatment-101-cryptosporidium/ "[/highlight]
Thanks for the weblink. This website says: "Cryptosporidium cannot be killed or inactivated with most chemical treatments, including iodine and chlorine...
[highlight #FCE94F]ashtree said: "he made an emergency kit in a candy tin (about the size of a cigarette packet). For water purification he had some small fuel "tablets" and used the tin as a saucepan in which to boil the water."[/highlight]
Thanks for your reply. There are thousands of videos...
1. [highlight #8AE234]I am looking for a chemical that is suitable for drinking water purification.[/highlight]
This chemical should be included in several personal emergency kits, or survival kits. And it can be used for ultra-light camping with a backpack.
A large emergency kit can be used...