Re: Chemistry 102, Alum
What's a First Need filter? Brand Name?
Also, this must have been discussed previously: If one comes down with the
virus and is maybe 2 days away from help,...
e.d. menkes 2002-11-24 13:03:26 #17893
Re: Chemistry 102, Alum
I had a really bad experience with Colorado River
water following my first river trip in 1976. Everyone
(at least on the trips I knew about) drank...
Charles Bame 2002-11-24 12:32:35 #17892
Grandview outhouse
Menkes description of the toilet seat brought back my memory of the
outhouse from my 2000 backpack.
Someone had placed a small tree branch, or piece of wood...
tntwyrick@juno.com 2002-11-24 11:00:45 #17891
Re: Chemistry 102, Alum
Good question Adair. Since the alum is essentially collecting the
sediment (which also isn't good for you), most if not all of the alum
probably ends up on...
Bob Marley 2002-11-24 10:41:39 #17890
Re: Chemistry 102, Alum
What I am curious about is, are these chemicals good for you? I have never
got sick from untreated water, muddy or not.. Just lucky!
donaldpvadair@cs.com 2002-11-24 10:00:42 #17889
Chemistry 102, Alum
A couple of technicalities for those of you interested in "alum" vs
"aluminum sulfate". Alum, from a chemical standpoint, is a specific
chemical combination...
kanabite 2002-11-24 09:38:52 #17888
Alum - buy it with the spices
FYI - aluminum sulfate (alum) can be purchased from the grocery store
spice rack. You get a couple of ounces and it's food grade. At the
recommend rate of...
Ken McNamara 2002-11-24 05:30:33 #17887
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