Many outdoor enthusiasts to the outdoors and saw what looked like a pure mountain spring water, mineral water plant that free and open, open Xuepentaikou, plump plump for not drinking enough. In fact, this practice is very dangerous, because not all are suitable for mountain spring water for drinking, many of the seemingly crystal-clear spring water, probably because of pollution, which contain a number of parasite eggs, bacteria or other micro-organisms, some of the source of flowing water without pollution, but may also contain some heavy metals, salt, a large number of drinking lead to diseases such as diarrhea and vomiting.
Usually outdoors, in addition to the source of some of the springs and deep wells can be directly consumed, the water obtained by other means, the best be treated before drinking.
1, the most economical way is to boil the water.
If the water quality is better, the boiled-opened is the most economical method and its shortcoming is that in this way more waste of time, may not be suitable for a number of self-abusive-level backpacker's rapid march requirements. Another point that needs prompt, if using this approach must let its boiling water for more than 10 minutes, so can kill almost all bacteria and parasitic eggs. Boiled water is best precipitated a few minutes and then drink it or into containers, so that a number of impurities in the water can settle down. If the altitude exceeds 3,000 m, because the relationship between the atmospheric pressure, water boiling even though the role of disinfection is also difficult to achieve, so in this case, the most economical treatment of water law invalid.
2, using filters to deal with water purifier.
The development of technology for outdoor enthusiasts benefit from the Philippine shallow, and now is to let the water filters through a filter core to achieve the purpose of filtering, it can filter out some of the bacteria in the water, but for some bacteria a bit helpless. Therefore, the source of pollution in the absence of the use of basic filters can be put into drinking water, natural water. Most filters use activated carbon filters or other material, you must regularly clean and maintain. In addition, the life of a certain filter must be changed regularly according to product description, otherwise it will greatly affect the effect of treated water.
Purification of the structure of the complex than filters, purifiers filters in addition to filtering function, there is purified water features, so it can kill bacteria in addition, it also can kill bacteria, expanding the scope of a lot, almost to use in most parts of the water, even more dirty water can be processed to meet drinking water standards. China is implementing a number of rivers polluted urban and rural areas need to prompt the reader is best not to take your expensive purifier to these stink to high heaven of the river test. Purifier also need regular maintenance, replacement filter part of the filter.
Purifiers and filters are more effective tools for dealing with water, they are light and compact, easy to carry, but whether it is the latter part of the price or maintenance costs are comparatively high. In addition, this tool most suitable for single use, handling a limited amount of water.
Second, the use of drugs on water disinfection.
1. The use of water purification tablets. The use of drugs to deal with water Water is an economical and practical and efficient way the military is said to most countries around the world use this approach to treatment of drinking water. It can handle large volume of water that can fit many people's needs because of different drugs can be to deal with different sources of water. China is implementing many outdoor stores have water purification tablets for sale, the price not expensive, many an ideal choice for thrifty backpackers. But as the price, you have to endure through the treated water purification tablets "additional flavor." But you can add effervescent tablets or other fruit juice and in powder to taste.
Water-purification tablets will be placed in the water container, mixing rock, put it aside for a few minutes, you can drink and stand-by. Under normal circumstances, a water-purification tablets to 1 liter of water can be disinfected, if you encounter the more turbid water can be used two water purification tablets for disinfection.
2. The use of iodine to purify water. Iodine solid, liquid crystal and a variety of forms, of course, medical iodine is the most common form of the. Tincture of iodine can not only external wounds on the body for disinfection, but also can be used to purify water. Generally a premium, the trickle-down three or four drops of tincture of iodine, it can kill micro-organisms in water and some bacteria. If the water turbidity, then put the tincture of iodine per liter in the water to double. Adding iodine, after shaking the water mixing, put it aside for 20 to 30 minutes to drink, or standing by, poor water quality of storage time should be longer. Tincture of iodine in water can kill some organisms, but the body of harmful inorganic substances in water can not do anything.
3. In addition to iodine, the sub-chlorate and vinegar to the water have a certain degree of purification effect. Chlorite (ie bleach) at the beginning of purified water, water droplets into the 34 drops per liter, water turbidity is doubled, shaking uniform, the put it aside for 30 minutes, you can drink or spare. Only some bleach in water taste, bearing in mind the removal of sediment.
4. There is no other clean water when the goods, if there is vinegar and can also be a try. In the beginning of a number of purified water into the vinegar, stir well, the put it aside for 30 minutes to drink. Of course, floating in the water are the taste of vinegar.
5. The use of water purification plants. If you find the water is salt water, you can pepper grass land and water while boiling, after boiling the water there is still salty, but it can prevent the occurrence of abdominal pain, abdominal distention, diarrhea. Ground pepper grass, also known as thyme, dwarf semi-shrubby herb, there is a strong aroma. Leaves in opposite pairs, leaves small and slender, with heatstroke summer, vomiting and stomach, dispels wind and pain functions. Spring and summer, ground pepper to open the purple flowers. Born in mountainous weeds. Found in Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shanxi and Hebei. If there are heavy metals, water, salt or toxic minerals, water and tea Tongzhu, precipitated drinkable.