[pct-l] Giardia Lamblia - Excellent informative article by Robert L. Rockwell, Phd

[Brick Robbins]

On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Ken Murray <kmurray at pol.net> wrote:
> http://bwca.cc/tripplanning/waterfiltration.htm
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> "In Long Distance Hiking: Lessons from the Appalachian Trail, Roland Mueser interviewed thru-hikers who spent months walking the entire 2,150-mile-long trail. He asked about their water treatment strategies and illnesses, and found no difference in the rate of illness between those who treated or filtered the water, those who sometimes did and those who didn't filter or use disinfectants.
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> To test how bacteria spreads in camping situations,

The scare factor on the PCT is NOT bacteria, it is Giardia. The
treatment methods for bacteria and viruses are different than for
Giardia cysts.