Re: [pct-l] iodine

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In a message dated 6/20/99 6:16:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
wernli@lightspeed.net writes:

<< Any suggestions for getting the iodine taste out of water purified with
 a PUR filter?  >>

Any kind of filtration system that sits for any period of time needs to be 
flushed out, so I'd suggest you dump the first liter of water filtered.  This 
helps to lower the amount of iodine concentrated in the filter to acceptable 
levels.

When I think I need to filter water, (I don't alway filter), I use my PUR 
Voyageur. The first liter is always laden with heavy doses of iodine(can tell 
by the funky yellow-orange color and smell).  I dump this and do not drink 
it, the second liter is much clearer.

Cindy Miller
Wallingford, VT
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