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I can't imagine the liability involved for the vendors selling this stuff. That being said, a UV sterilizer (available from most camping stores) will destroy m
by Hasz 9y ago
I can't imagine the liability involved for the vendors selling this stuff.
That being said, a UV sterilizer (available from most camping stores) will destroy most bacteria and viruses and should leave you with all the minerals and (literal) shit that make this water so delicious. I'm not sure how bottling will affect the dissolved oxygen content though.
- 0livaw 9y agoUV light, especially from lamps purchased by normal consumers, will not "destroy most bacteria" let alone viruses.
- Balgair 9y agohttps://www.amazon.com/AquaTop-Line-UV-Sterilizer-10W/dp/B005HJYXNO https://www.amazon.com/AquaTop-Line-UV-Sterilizer-10W/dp/B00... About $45. Seems to do a good job for cleaning water, though this particular model may/not have a leaking issue. Oh, and the way UV light accomplishes the sterilization is via DNA destruction: "UVB light causes thymine base pairs next to each other in genetic sequences to bond together into pyrimidine dimers, a disruption in the strand, which reproductive enzymes cannot copy." So that's why it can kill viruses, because UVB light 'attacks' the DNA itself, stopping infection and mitosis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_DNA_damage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_DNA_damage