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	<description>What&#039;s in it and how to treat it</description>
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		<title>UV water treatment systems</title>
		<link>http://backcountrywater.com/water-treatment-methods/uv-water-treatment-systems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 14:26:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am currently researching ultraviolet (UV) water treatment systems and will be posting content soon.]]></description>
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		<title>MSR MiniWorks Ex Microfilter</title>
		<link>http://backcountrywater.com/water-treatment-products/msr-miniworks-ex-microfilter/msr-miniworks-ex-microfilter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 13:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My favourite microfilter is (was) the MSR WaterWorks II filter which contains a 0.5 micron ceramic depth filter, and integrated granular activated carbon element for removing treatment and secondary 0.2 micron filter. Sadly it appears that MSR has discontinued the WaterWorks II. However, the &#8216;son of WaterWorks&#8217; is the MSR MiniWorks Ex Microfilter filter which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Polar Pure</title>
		<link>http://backcountrywater.com/water-treatment-products/polar-pure/polar-pure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 13:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Polar Pure is an iodine treatment system consisting of a tiny jar containing a few grams of iodine crystals. You basically fill up the jar with water, wait a half hour until the water is saturated with iodine and pour this liquid into a bottle containing the water you want to treat. Instructions on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Katadyn Pocket Filter</title>
		<link>http://backcountrywater.com/water-treatment-products/katadyn-pocket-filter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 12:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Based in Switzerland and with offices around the world, Katadyn has been producing ceramic water microfilters for over 80 years. They have about half the global market in filters and their portable filters for outdoor and travel use are probably the highest quality available. I own a Katadyn Pocket filter. Katadyn Pocket Filter The Pocket [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing a water treatment system</title>
		<link>http://backcountrywater.com/water-treatment-methods/water-treatment-methods-overview/choosing-a-water-treatment-system/choosing-your-water-treatment-system/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to choosing your own water treatment system, once you have read the postings on potential water contaminants and what might be in the water in your areas of travel, the next step is a deciding on what products to buy based on your requirements. There are basically five systems with variations to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Algal toxins</title>
		<link>http://backcountrywater.com/water-contaminants/algal-toxins/</link>
		<comments>http://backcountrywater.com/water-contaminants/algal-toxins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Algal toxins]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Algae in water, usually obvious by the presence of an agal bloom indicated by a green, yellow-brown or red scum on the surface, is potentially very dangerous.  Harmful agal blooms (HABs) are those produced by harmful phytoplankton and are not easy for non-experts to differentiate from less dangerous blooms. The phytoplankton that produces a bloom [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water treatment methods overview</title>
		<link>http://backcountrywater.com/water-treatment-methods/water-treatment-methods-overview/water-treats-here/</link>
		<comments>http://backcountrywater.com/water-treatment-methods/water-treatment-methods-overview/water-treats-here/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even after going to great lengths to choose the highest quality water sources possible, backcountry and recreational water should not be consumed without proper treatment. The only exception is a situation in which you have no treatment system and there is a severe risk of dehydration. Water treatment systems for the recreational travellers must be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dehydration, heat and cold</title>
		<link>http://backcountrywater.com/trip-planning-disease-prevention-sanitation/dehydration/dehydration-heat-and-cold/</link>
		<comments>http://backcountrywater.com/trip-planning-disease-prevention-sanitation/dehydration/dehydration-heat-and-cold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we all know, the human body is mostly water. Our need for water is only second to our need for oxygen. While a person can survive for weeks without food, without water death usually occurs within three days. In temperate zones, average daily fluid loss by an adult is one and a half to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bacteria</title>
		<link>http://backcountrywater.com/water-contaminants/bacteria/bacteria/</link>
		<comments>http://backcountrywater.com/water-contaminants/bacteria/bacteria/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bacteria are generally single cell organisms. Typically, they are 0.3–1.0 microns (1000th of a millimetre) wide by 0.5–8 microns long.  Bacteria have a thin cell wall that surrounds a uniform protoplast composed mostly of gelatinous cytoplasm and RNA and DNA. Bacteria that have the potential to cause infection are referred to a &#8216;pathogenic.&#8217; Shape and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Viruses</title>
		<link>http://backcountrywater.com/water-contaminants/viruses/viruses/</link>
		<comments>http://backcountrywater.com/water-contaminants/viruses/viruses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Viruses]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Viruses are the smallest known creatures, and those that cause sickness in humans are referred to as &#8216;pathogenic.&#8217; While bacteria measure in the 0.3–8 micron range, viruses are a full magnitude smaller measuring in the 25–300 nanometre (nm) (0.025–0.3 micron) range. Thus, a 0.4 micron wide by 1.5 micron long V. cholerae bacterium is about [...]]]></description>
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