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* 212F (boiling at sea level) - 0 minutes | * 212F (boiling at sea level) - 0 minutes | ||
- | * 158F - 10 minutes to kill giardia (only takes 1 minute for everything else) | + | * 158F - 10 minutes to kill giardia (only takes 1 minute for other enteric pathogens) |
* 140F - as long as practical to decrease pathogen load | * 140F - as long as practical to decrease pathogen load | ||
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* 1-micron filters will filter protozoa like giardia spores and Cryptosporidium out of clear water.((https:// | * 1-micron filters will filter protozoa like giardia spores and Cryptosporidium out of clear water.((https:// | ||
- | * 0.2-micron filtration can remove heavy metals from clear water.((https:// | ||
* 0.1-micron will filter all waterborne enteric bacteria from clear water | * 0.1-micron will filter all waterborne enteric bacteria from clear water | ||
* Consumer-grade filtration will not remove viruses because of their tiny size. | * Consumer-grade filtration will not remove viruses because of their tiny size. |