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To: altsehastiin

Problem with chlorine is that cistosporidium spores can live in a chlorine bottle. You must micron filter, not just chlorinate.

Cistosporidium is like gardia on steroids.


17 posted on 12/10/2012 10:33:52 AM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: American in Israel

“Problem with chlorine is that cistosporidium spores can live in a chlorine bottle. You must micron filter, not just chlorinate.

Cistosporidium is like gardia on steroids.”

I’m assuming you’re talking about cryptosporidium.


23 posted on 12/10/2012 11:03:38 AM PST by altsehastiin
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To: American in Israel

A combination of filtration & boiling water is fairly fool proof...


26 posted on 12/10/2012 12:58:16 PM PST by Maringa
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To: American in Israel
"Cistosporidium is like gardia on steroids"

Yikes! you aint kiddin!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_Cryptosporidium_outbreak
42 posted on 12/10/2012 10:29:45 PM PST by 45semi (Sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from existential evil.-Packwoods Law)
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