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Go straw - saved my life today!
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<blockquote data-quote="stevewilko" data-source="post: 592735" data-attributes="member: 8651"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>Appreciate this thread. Here is some google data on the job it can do and not do.</p><p></p><p>Can I use my Life Straw to drink my own urine? ... LifeStraw should remove cells and germs. But urine is removing some/many undesirable chemicals/compounds from your blood stream for a reason, and LifeStraw cannot remove most of those ions. If you must have the water to survive, go for it and good luck.</p><p></p><p>While the LifeStraw filters down to 0.2 microns, removing virtually all bacteria and protozoa, it should be noted that it will not filter out heavy metals, and will not desalinate water. It doesn't filter out viruses either, although water-borne viruses are rare.</p><p></p><p> LifeStraw now removes a minimum of 99.999% of waterborne protozoan parasites including Giardia and Cryptosporidium. The original LifeStraw does not filter viruses, chemicals, salt water, and heavy metals.</p><p></p><p>The LifeStraw Activated Carbon and Ion Exchange filter lasts approximately 150 litres.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stevewilko, post: 592735, member: 8651"] Hi, Appreciate this thread. Here is some google data on the job it can do and not do. Can I use my Life Straw to drink my own urine? ... LifeStraw should remove cells and germs. But urine is removing some/many undesirable chemicals/compounds from your blood stream for a reason, and LifeStraw cannot remove most of those ions. If you must have the water to survive, go for it and good luck. While the LifeStraw filters down to 0.2 microns, removing virtually all bacteria and protozoa, it should be noted that it will not filter out heavy metals, and will not desalinate water. It doesn't filter out viruses either, although water-borne viruses are rare. LifeStraw now removes a minimum of 99.999% of waterborne protozoan parasites including Giardia and Cryptosporidium. The original LifeStraw does not filter viruses, chemicals, salt water, and heavy metals. The LifeStraw Activated Carbon and Ion Exchange filter lasts approximately 150 litres. [/QUOTE]
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