Re: [Paddlewise] Where to Pee (was: Saturation Point)

Two other points: 1) Human skin is also an excretory organ ( just lick you
fore arm on a sweaty day for a strong dose of electrolytes,onion & garlic,
and many other compounds. So....must I insist you take a shower before you
roll your boat? (GRIN). And as to those neoprene clad feet...yeeeccchhhhh.
                          2) I prefer to think of "healthy water" whether in
a stream,river,or lake, as a living organism that both breathes (exchanges
gases with the atmosphere) and filtrates its biological load via
sedimentation and percolation. Sand in particular traps organic debris just
as a ceramic filter does in an MSR water works.

BTW, I spent 5 weeks paddling in NWT this summer. The first time I have
drunk untreated water in 20 years! What a luxury!! Right now I am working in
Memphis TN, and living just 600 yards from the Mississippi River. I would
not want to have THAT water touch my skin for more than a few minutes.  :)

-----Original Message-----
From: Elaine Harmon <eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu>
To: Shawn W. Baker <baker_at_montana.com>
Cc: Paddlewise <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net>; Walt Chudleigh
<Wchudleigh_at_sisna.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Where to Pee (was: Saturation Point)


>On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, Shawn W. Baker wrote:
>
>> Peeing in the ocean is a different story than peeing in a "fresh" water
>> source.
>
>The urine of a healthy person is sterile, you know. So you just have to
>dilute it and no problem. Feces a different matter. e
>
>Elaine Harmon - eilidh_at_dc.seflin.org - eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu
>
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