Water Purification Methods: What Are The Methods Used To Purify Water?
Water Purification Methods: What Are The Methods Used To Purify Water?
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Water pollution is usually caused by human and animal excrement.
Most package tours are arranged to hotels where clean tap water is available but special care should still be taken when drinking out.
Among the more common infections that travellers may acquire from contaminated water are shigellosis, salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis, amoebic dysentery, giardiasis, cryptosporidiosis, typhoid fever, cholera, infections caused by Escherichia coli, hepatitis A, rotavirus, Norwalk-like viruses, a variety of protozoan and helminthic parasites.
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Many types of portable water filters available, with varying degrees of effectiveness, can be used together with chemical purification.
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