If
you need to purify
water and do not
have any purification
tablets or are unable
to boil water for
10 minutes, the Environmental
Protection Agency
(EPA) and U.S. Department
of Health and Human
Services suggest
the following:
Water
Bleach
(if Water
is Clear)
Bleach
(If Water
is Cloudy)
1 Gallon
8
Drops
16
Drops
5 Gallons
1/2
teaspoons
1
teaspoon
Use
liquid chlorine bleach
(5.25% hypochlorite).
Wait 30 minutes before
drinking.
This
information has been developed using the
following resources:
Lassen County Public Health (CA) and UCLA Health Systems.
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