Water Filtering

Filtering Water Methods

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1) Filtering
Filters essentially fall under two categories. These two categories include ceramic or carbon filters that remove harmful, and potentially dangerous bacteria. The latter of the two includes filters that treat the drinking water with chemicals such as iodine. Iodine kills bacteria and viruses. It is considered safe to drink by the scientific community. Filters can break easily, are expensive, and can fail you when you need them most. be careful when bringing a filter with you.

2) Purification tablets
These tablets can be purchased at stores such as REI, Dick's, or Sports Authority, and other adventure/sporting stores. Remember that this is not the best tasting method of purifying drinking water. However, protection from deadly bacteria is better than an expensive visit to the hospital, or your life. Iodine and chlorine tablets are the most common in the industry. Iodine and chlorine will kill anything that may be swimming around in your drinking water.

3) Chlorination
This method is definitely considered the safest out of all of the methods, but is a pain in to perform. A machine pumping device injects a solution of diluted chlorine directly into your source of water. This purified and chlorinated water goes into a tank for storage. This is where the chlorine will kill any undesired organisms in your drinking water. This method can be used in the wild, but is mostly used during building projects.

Conclusion
The methods mentioned in this article are intended to remove biological organisms only. This includes bacteria and viruses. In general, they do not take care of any chemical or radioactive contamination that may be infecting the water. If you think that your drinking water contains such substances, do not drink the water. Always remember to be careful when purifying water. If you were to drink contaminated water, you would become very ill and could possibly die.