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Sure, the same rust spurt happens when I shut off the water in my house to fix a valve since air can suddenly access what normally has only water contact. It ma
by throwawy123117 9y ago
Sure, the same rust spurt happens when I shut off the water in my house to fix a valve since air can suddenly access what normally has only water contact. It may be unpalatable, but if it is brief it should be safe and fixable with filtration. Reverse osmosis would definitely solve the taste problem, but then you need to worry about adding minerals back in (good multi-stage systems will do this).
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoIt’s not just the rust, it’s the lead in the pipes, the abestsos, and so on. Developing countries are just different, you can’t compare their problems to developed country ones.
- throwawy123117 9y agoAll removed with basic filtration+activated carbon. I've spent time in countries at the bottom of the human development index. (Good) filters are enough.
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoAnd arsenic? We aren’t talking about western style contaminates here. Sure a good filter can remove 70% of the arsenic from your water, but...
- throwawy1231172 9y agoDoable with various techniques, to varying levels of effectiveness. Activated carbon is the cheapest, but not the most effective. Definitely tractable. http://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/HealthyEnvironments/DrinkingWater/SourceWater/Documents/gw/arsenicremoval.pdf http://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/HealthyEnvironments/DrinkingWat... http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/hygiene/om/linkingchap6.pdf http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/hygiene/om/linkin...