Backcountry Water Treatment, Part 2: Chemical Disinfection

This video is Part 2 in a series on Backcountry Water Treatment. It is recommended that you start at the beginning, as each video builds upon concepts introduced previously. Backcountry Water Treatment, Part 1: Boiling vs. Pasteurization    • Backcountry Water Treatment, Part 1: Boili...   In this video, you’ll find information on: The three major classes of chemical disinfectants made for backcountry use With Pros and Cons for each method Including disinfection strengths, limits, and side effects The principles of dose vs. time and log reduction rates Relative weight efficiency and price Strategies for use in the field Including how to combine methods for even greater effectiveness. Index: 00:23 Introduction 01:49 Chemical Drinking Water Disinfection 03:11 Iodine 10:56 Chlorine 16:16 CT Values 19:44 Natural Variations in pH 21:13 Chlorine side effects and byproducts 26:53 Field Chlorine Tablets 29:08 Chlorine Dioxide 33:19 Commercial Chlorine Dioxide Options 39:54 How to Evaluate Products Skeptically 43:41 Treatment Times 46:56 Combining Methods 48:02 Weights and Price 49:52 Practical Field-Use Scenarios Guide to CT Disinfection Made Simple https://www.water-research.net/Waterl... W.H.O. Report on Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorite and Chlorate https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_...