[pct-l] Filtration--info directly from McNett

[Brandon McGinnity]

Great tip, Day-Late, thanks.

On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 7:47 PM, David Thibault <dthibaul07 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Another trick with Aqua Mira is that if you have longer contact time with
> the water you can use less.  For example, if I was treating water late in
> the day that I knew was going to sit overnight before I drank it I'd use a
> 1/2 dose (around 3 drops/liter instead of 7).
>
> You can also do this in sections were you are treating a lot of water - if
> you can remember what bottles were treated fully and what were not.  Just
> drink the fully treated ones first.
>
> YMMV.
>
> Day-Late
>
>
> >
> > *************************************************************
> >
> > Aquamira Chlorine Dioxide drops and tablets are effective against
> Giardia,
> > Cryptosporidium, bacteria, viruses.  It will work in cloudy
> > and silty water but extra dosing and longer dwell time is suggested in
> the
> > directions for this case.  At least a 4 hour dwell time to
> > purify turbid water.  Pre Filter is always a good choice to aid in this
> > matter.  Many use coffee filters and silk scarves to good
> > success.  For the ultimate ultralight system use our Frontier Pro filter
> in
> > conjunction with the drops.  The protozoa and cloudy water
> > are instantly filtered out, and viruses and bacteria are removed within
> 15
> > to 30 minutes.
> >
> >
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