[at-l] water, filters, tablets, etc.

[turtle at min.midco.net (Howard)]

A buddy of mine says they used iodine in Vietnam and used CoolAid to 
negate the taste.
Turtle

McDermott wrote:

> I found this on the use of Iodine on the web:
>
> "Iodine has been used to ensure the safety of potable water since the 
> 1940s, when the military developed a tablet formulation for use by 
> troops in the field.  Widespread use followed in the civilian 
> population. There are no accurate figures for the number of civilian 
> or military personnel who use iodine for water disinfection. A survey 
> of manufacturers reveals that in 1998 approximately 60,000 iodine 
> resin devices were sold for individual or small-group civilian use. In 
> addition, the leading manufacturer sold more than 300,000 bottles of 
> iodine tablets. This does not include iodine sold in other forms, such 
> as tincture of iodine, povidone, or iodine crystals in aqueous solution."
>
> Panzer
>
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