Testing for Parasites in a Stream
Published August 1, 2011 | 
Newell writes:
theres this stream/river by my house and i was wondering if you could tell me a way to test and or kill the parasites in this stream and make sure i dont get infiltrated by terrible parasites. i was wondering if theres a free way to do this at home or any other way. thanks! your help is greatly appreciated.
If you get your drinking water from the stream, you’ll need to get a good home treatment system which includes appropriate filtration and disinfection. If this is the case please write me back and I can help you with that.
If you just want to test for parasites because you want to swim in the water, I’m afraid there’s no free way to do this. The likelihood of you contracting parasites simply from swimming is slim. To reduce those chances, make sure you don’t have any cuts or open sores on your body. Also, wearing goggles, ear plugs and nose plugs help. Ensure you do not swallow any water as well.
Parasitic microscopic organisms are actually relatively rare among the natural flora and fauna in water. They are more common in standing water than fast flowing water.
I hope this helps. Please write back if you have any other questions.
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keeping safe, parasites, river, safe from parasites, stream, swimming, testingIs Distilled Water Safe? Make it Safe!
Published July 29, 2011 | Is distilled water safe? That is a question many people ask and seems to be a controversy wherever you go.
One one hand, distilled water removes any and all impurities in the water such as any metals that may be present, fluoride (if you think it’s unsafe, that’s also under review), chlorine etc.
On the other hand, it also removes healthy minerals your body uses and leaves the water acidic and ‘hungry’ for minerals which it may remove from your body.
Sometimes distillation is an absolute necessity. Some parts of North America come with groundwater contamination like uranium. Only distillation or reverse osmosis can remove that.
Recently I’ve become aware of a product that promises to remineralize distilled and reverse osmosis water. It’s a countertop filter unit that includes a mineral filtration stage. The aggressive distilled and R.O. water absorbs the good minerals, giving you water that’s safe to consume. Get rid of impurities, and add back in the important dissolved mineral negating both arguments for and against the water and making it the perfect water to drink.
To see an example of a home distiller, click here:
To get more information on the mineral filter, click here:
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