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chaindropz asked in HealthDiet & Fitness · 2 years ago

When hiking how can you kill or eliminate cryptosporidium from a drinking water source?

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    2 years ago
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    A sort of pump/filter. (They don't use electricity.)

  • 2 years ago

    Iodine tablets are pretty reliable. But they taste bad and you shouldn't drink a lot of iodine..

    "life straw" brand water filters are also reliable...

    But boiling the water over a camp fire for five minutes is most effective.

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