Wasser in Alaska

Viele glauben ja, in Alaska ist die Natur recht sauber, besonders auch das Wasser, aber dem ist natürlich nicht so. Nicht nur Giftreste durch geschmolzenes Eis, sondern viele Krankheitserreger durch Tiere kommen ins Wasser.


"Even more essential than food is water. Although Alaska has many lakes and rivers, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources cautions that much of the surface water in Alaska is contaminated with giardia, and organism which is carried by beavers and other mammals. Giardia causes intestinal upset, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal cramping and fatigue. Snow banks, especially in summer, may also be contaminated with giardia. To prevent this illness it is important to boil drinking water for at least two minutes. An alternative treatment is to disinfect the water with chemical purification tablets (carried as part of the emergency kit), or to use a small, portable water filter which filters out everything down to 5 microns in size. "

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ven more essential than food is water. Although Alaska has many lakes and rivers, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources cautions that much of the surface water in Alaska is contaminated with giardia, and organism which is carried by beavers and other mammals. Giardia causes intestinal upset, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal cramping and fatigue. Snow banks, especially in summer, may also be contaminated with giardia. To prevent this illness it is important to boil drinking water for at least two minutes. An alternative treatment is to disinfect the water with chemical purification tablets (carried as part of the emergency kit), or to use a small, portable water filter which filters out everything down to 5 microns in size.

Read more : http://www.ehow.com/list_6646662_alaskan-pilot-wilderness-survival-techniques.html

Even more essential than food is water. Although Alaska has many lakes and rivers, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources cautions that much of the surface water in Alaska is contaminated with giardia, and organism which is carried by beavers and other mammals. Giardia causes intestinal upset, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal cramping and fatigue. Snow banks, especially in summer, may also be contaminated with giardia. To prevent this illness it is important to boil drinking water for at least two minutes. An alternative treatment is to disinfect the water with chemical purification tablets (carried as part of the emergency kit), or to use a small, portable water filter which filters out everything down to 5 microns in size.

Read more : http://www.ehow.com/list_6646662_alaskan-pilot-wilderness-survival-techniques.html

ven more essential than food is water. Although Alaska has many lakes and rivers, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources cautions that much of the surface water in Alaska is contaminated with giardia, and organism which is carried by beavers and other mammals. Giardia causes intestinal upset, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal cramping and fatigue. Snow banks, especially in summer, may also be contaminated with giardia. To prevent this illness it is important to boil drinking water for at least two minutes. An alternative treatment is to disinfect the water with chemical purification tablets (carried as part of the emergency kit), or to use a small, portable water filter which filters out everything down to 5 microns in size.

Read more : http://www.ehow.com/list_6646662_alaskan-pilot-wilderness-survival-techniques.html