That is meant for the short term. I got that information from a nuclear survival guide I have. The diseases and micro organisms in the floodwaters would be much more dangerous than the chlorine. Over a short time period (days or weeks) the health risk of consuming the bleach are practically nil compared to the dangers of say for example cholera. You have to figure that there will be a lot of undesirable (sewage, decomposing bodies of both human and animal ect) in the water. I don't know anout anyone else but I'd rather be saf(er) than sorry.
Hurricane Watch calling Slidell, LA
Returning loud and clear
Should get some info soon..
Hurricane Watch calling Slidell, LA
Returning loud and clear
Should get some info soon..
Cholera, Typhus, and several other nasties that tend to follow flood and disaster...bleach or iodine is much better....
WOAH!h!! My apologies! I had tha ammount wrong.
Correction:
Any household bleach solution, such as Clorox, that contains sodium hypochlorite as its only active ingredient may be used as a source of chlorine for disinfecting. The amount of sodium hypochlorite, usually 5.25%, is printed on the label. (In recent years, perhaps as a precaution against drinking undiluted chlorine bleach solution, some household bleach containers show a warning such as "Not For Personal Use." This warning can be safely disregarded if the label states that the bleach contains only sodium hypochlorite as its active ingredient, and if only the small quantities specified in these and other instructions are used to disinfect water.) Add 1 scant teaspoonful to each 10 gallons of clear water, and stir. Add 2 scant teaspoonfuls if the water is muddy or colored. Wait at least 30 minutes before drinking, to allow enough time for the chlorine to kill all the microorganisms.24 Properly disinfected water should have a slight chlorine odor.
To disinfect small quantities of water, put 2 drops of household bleach containing 5.25% sodium hypochlorite in each quart of clearwater. Use 4 drops if the water is muddy or colored.24 If a dropper is not available, use a spoon and a square-ended strip of paper or thin cloth about 1/4 inch wide by 2 inches long. Put the strip in the spoon with an end hanging down about 2 inch beyond the end of the spoon. Then when bleach is placed in the spoon and the spoon is carefully tipped, drops the size of those from a medicine dropper will drip off the end of the strip.
As a second choice, 2% tincture of iodine can be used. Add 5 drops to each quart of clear water, and let stand 30 minutes.24 If the water is cloudy, add 10 drops to each quart. Commercial water purification tablets should be used as directed.
If neither safe water nor chemicals for disinfecting it are available during a crisis, store plenty of the best water at hand even muddy river water. Most mud settles to the bottom in a few days; even in a crowded shelter ways often could be found to boil water. Bringing water to a boil for one minute kills all types of disease-causing bacteria.24 Boiling for 10 to 20 minutes is required to kill some rarer infective organisms.
No. You will get the squirts.
"I'd rather be saf(er) than sorry."
I heard that before and what followed, all night long.
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