To: coaster123
Sunlight will kill bacteria. Fill water bottle and leave in sun. Water can also be boiled in a plastic water bottle over a fire.
The risk with cyanobacteria isnt getting an infection, its the toxins they contain, many of which are UV resistant and survive boiling.
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In fact, since some are endotoxins (internal constituents of the cell itself) disinfecting cyanobacteria-contaminated water can actually make things worse by killing and breaking down the cells, thus freeing the endotoxins.
Short of some serious purification measures, cyanobacteria contaminated water is a hard no-go for human consumption.
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10/21/2020 2:00:53 PM PDT by
verum ago
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54 posted on
10/21/2020 2:20:57 PM PDT by
coaster123
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