[at-l] Re: Water Treatment Survey in American Journal of Medicine

[jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com (Jim Bullard)]

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> OB "A better study would have taken cultures of fingernails, pots, spoons
and
> then asked the questions."
>
> Yup. And of the water bottles/bladders too. Ever look at some of the stuff
LD
> hikers are drinking out of? Filtering into a 'dirty' container is a waste
of
> time. (and $)
> TJ

Have you ever watched a hiker "rinse" a bottle with untreated water just
downstream from a camping area prior to filling it using a filter? I have.
Duh! If he got sick, he probably concluded the filter didn't work.