[pct-l] Water treatment: AquaMira and...?

[Bill Burge]

The liquid and tablets are chlorine dioxide which the CdC feels is  
effective against giardia:

http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking/travel/backcountry_water_treatment.html


The US Army evaluates it as such:

"Advantages

● Expect consistent protection from bacteria, viruses, and Giardia  
cysts when used as directed.
...

Disadvantages

● Not consistently effective against Cryptosporidium oocysts when  
used as directed.
Extending wait time up to 4.5 hours will help ensure adequate  
Cryptosporidium oocyst
reduction.

from:
http://usachppm.apgea.army.mil.wstub.archive.org/WPD/WPDShare/143/AddInfo_McNettAquaMira.pdf

BillB



On Jul 20, 2009, at 9:39 AM, herbstroh at charter.net wrote:

> I don't know who the Giardia Club is, but if you go to AM's own  
> website
> they DO NOT a contend that the chemical treatment alone is effective  
> for
> giardia. They recommend use of chemicals AND their filter for a  
> "complete"
> system.
>
> So if one is using AM with a concern about giardia, you need a filter.
>
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: Bill Burge bill at burge.com
> Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:23:25 -0700
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Water treatment:  AquaMira and...?
>
>
>
>
> Yes, AM can kill crypto and giardia:  http://giardiaclub.com/aqua-mira.html
>
> You didn't say if you were using the liquid or the tablets.  I carry
> the tablets as a backup.  They have the same capabilities but take
> longer to do their work.
>
> As for the Steripen; I have one, but haven't gotten to use it much.
> Some of the problems that people have with it are the use of "low
> grade" 123A batteries and the fact that the device needs _some_
> electrolytes in the water to register a current flow.  The tiniest
> pinch of salt or drink mix is supposed to go along way in preventing
> the "my Steripen can't tell it's in the water".
>
> BillB
>
>
>
> On Jul 19, 2009, at 1:18 PM, Mike Ronstadt wrote:
>
>>
>> I've always used AM but I can't find anything definitive online
>> about it being able to treat cryptosporidium so I'm looking at
>> buying a Steripen as well (I'll still use the AM for clearing up
>> cloudy water).  Will the combination of the two be enough?  What
>> lightweight water treatments work best on the PCT?
>>
>> summermike
>>
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