RE: [Philmont]: Water Filters/Purifiers

 
> I and my Council Contingent will not risk a treatment that doesn't
remove all of the possible biological agents. That means MP1 and/or
purifiers. The decision
> hinges on expectations of non-biological contamination, weight,
disinfection time, mechanical reliability, etc.
 
 
With all due respect:
 
Nothing that is practical to use at Philmont removes all of the possible
biological agents; the treatment standards are all "less than X number
of organisms in Y ml of water". Even boiling misses a few hardy
beasties, I believe. Treatment just gets the number down to where most
people's auto-immune systems can handle them. If your immune system is
compromised for any number of reasons, then you may still become ill
from treated water.
 
For what its worth, I would guess more campers get sick from improper
sanitation than from untreated or improperly treated water.
Unfortunately, the pathogens are frequently the same, so its hard to
tell which it is.
 
Happy Trails (whoa, is that ironic or what?)
 
Roy Fisher

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Received on Sat Mar 25 13:45:48 2006