| To lead a healthy life it is important that you eat | | | | minutes, you can filter the water through a clean |
| and drink the purest form of everything. | | | | cloth. You can either use a clean cotton cloth like |
| Especially, when it comes to drinking water you | | | | a handkerchief or a silk. |
| need to ensure that you have a water treatment | | | | There are various other ways to achieve |
| system in place at home and work. It is very | | | | effective water filtration. For instance: |
| important to have access to safe and pure | | | | - Boiling: It is one of the easiest and the most |
| drinking water. | | | | common ways of water purification. You need to |
| You must be aware that most of us get water | | | | bring the water to full rolling boil for at least five |
| which more often is infected with bacteria and | | | | to ten minutes and then let it cool. This is one of |
| parasites. If that is true you cannot afford to hold | | | | the most effective and most used methods of |
| back on the idea of water purification. There could | | | | purifying water. |
| many occasions when you do not have access to | | | | - Disinfectant Household Bleach: This method is |
| water filters, like, if you are stuck in the | | | | also used commonly. Though it helps to kill many |
| wilderness or you live in that part of the world | | | | disease causing organisms, it is not absolutely |
| where you don't get purified water. In such | | | | affective. It is important for the bleach to contain |
| circumstances, the only option you will have is to | | | | chlorine in order for it to work. |
| purify the water yourself. | | | | - Iodine Treatment: It is another method that you |
| You need to go through the instructions given | | | | can opt for apart from cleaning the water with |
| below to be able purify the water yourself: | | | | chlorine. Though treating the water with iodine is |
| - Use a clean container: To begin with the | | | | less affective then chlorine, yet it is better then |
| container used to store or hold water should be | | | | not treating the water at all. Whenever using |
| clean. Always use dish soap to clean the container | | | | iodine or a chlorine tablet make sure that you use |
| and rinse it with water thoroughly. Then | | | | the instructions first. |
| submerge it a liquid solution which includes one | | | | - Solar Water Treatment: Exposing drinking water |
| teaspoon of liquid chlorine bleach meant for | | | | to clear sunlight for at least six hours a day has |
| household use. There are non scented liquid | | | | proved to be a very affective disinfectant. You |
| available in the market. After fifteen seconds rinse | | | | need to store the water in plastic Pet bottles. |
| it thoroughly with another bleach mixture that is | | | | Thus these are some of the easiest and the |
| weaker. | | | | most commonly used water purifier system |
| - Clean Cloth to Filter Water: After mixing the | | | | advised by the experts. |
| liquid and allowing it to settle for another thirty | | | | |