Hey, I was recently informed that my Sweetwater water purification system does not meet EPA's expectations for the killing of Viruses. http://www.cascadedesigns.com/sweetwater/sweetwater_home.html They said that my filter will work fine, just use tablets or bleach when drinking from sources that may contain fecal matter. YUM! Really, I bought the pump to get away from the iodine and bleach. Thought I might alert you to this, I still love the filter, but feel like something should be done - to remedy the defective product. Anyone hears about it - please let me know. Later, Phil thekayaker_at_yahoo.com huck_at_mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu "Chopped cabbage is not just a good idea, its the slaw." *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
VIRUS.. is the key word.....mostly it's bacterial contamination that's a concern (cholera, shigella, salmonella, e.coli). etc that occur in "unsafe water". There are a few protozoans (Giardia is the most famous in the US, but there are many others). In the 3rd World, various helminths, and small creepy little parasites) can make life miserable. Your filter takes care of all of them. Viral infections? Only hepatitis A is easily transmitted by drinking water; the polio virus is mostly of historic concern. It is of note that HepA vaccines are now available. I imagine if you did a poll of all Paddlewisers, you would find the incidence of enteric infections from water to be relatively rare compared to that of the "influenza sneeze" at work, or the Taco Bell salmonella fix, or the respiratory infection caused by a contaminated air conditioning system. I use an MSR filter, which does filter viruses, but at the expenditure of a lot of elbow work ( I use the ceramic filter). I also carry some antibiotics which work well for enteric infections (as well as other types)....there's no reason not to carry some Cipro, Flagyl, and Amoxicillin for really extended trips (2 weeks or more)...with some medical advice and a bit of common sense, it's a safety item. None of which is actually germane to your post about the inadequacy of Pur water filters. rich ----- Original Message ----- From: huck <huck_at_mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu> To: <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 1:44 PM Subject: [Paddlewise] Sweetwater Virusguard > Hey, I was recently informed that my Sweetwater water purification system does > not meet EPA's expectations for the killing of Viruses. > http://www.cascadedesigns.com/sweetwater/sweetwater_home.html > They said that my filter will work fine, just use tablets or bleach when > drinking from sources that may contain fecal matter. YUM! > Really, I bought the pump to get away from the iodine and bleach. > Thought I might alert you to this, I still love the filter, but feel like > something should be done - to remedy the defective product. > Anyone hears about it - please let me know. > > Later, > Phil > > > thekayaker_at_yahoo.com > huck_at_mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu > > "Chopped cabbage is not just a good idea, its the slaw." > > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not > to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
>> None of which is actually germane to your post about the inadequacy of Pur water filters. rich >> Uh, I thought the post was about Sweetwater filters. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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