Tony B
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I have been doing some half-ass research in my spare time on water purification for inland lakes/waterways.
Here is what I came up with:
Reverse Osmosis will not work. It will remove bacteria but not chemical polution. As a matter of fact, the chemical polution especially oil and fuel, will destroy the seals and ruin your entire system.
Typical filter systems sold at the box stores from a few hundred to 500 bucks can filter out most if not all bacteria but also can not filter out chemical polution. These systems are usually all sorts of filters including charcoal, UV lights and Ozone lights.
Question: I was thinking of buying a water purification system and using it for bathing, showering*and dishwashing while using bottled water for drinking and cooking. *I will traveling the eastern US inland waterways, i.e Illinois, Ohio, Cumberland rivers etc.* Has anyone here done this or know anyone that has done this and how practical is this.?
Here is what I came up with:
Reverse Osmosis will not work. It will remove bacteria but not chemical polution. As a matter of fact, the chemical polution especially oil and fuel, will destroy the seals and ruin your entire system.
Typical filter systems sold at the box stores from a few hundred to 500 bucks can filter out most if not all bacteria but also can not filter out chemical polution. These systems are usually all sorts of filters including charcoal, UV lights and Ozone lights.
Question: I was thinking of buying a water purification system and using it for bathing, showering*and dishwashing while using bottled water for drinking and cooking. *I will traveling the eastern US inland waterways, i.e Illinois, Ohio, Cumberland rivers etc.* Has anyone here done this or know anyone that has done this and how practical is this.?