[extropy-chat] Getting AId to people in need

[spike]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org [mailto:extropy-chat-
> bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Samantha Atkins
> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 7:33 PM
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> Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Getting AId to people in need
> 
> What would be needed to purify some of the water the people have all
> too much of for drinking purposes?

Distilling urine is harder than a lot of good 
alternatives.  Hand operated reverse osmosis pumps 
that backpackers use will get drinking water out of
muddy flood water.  I have half a mind to send my 
RO pumps down to New Orleans, if I knew where to 
send them.  The water in the tank (but not the bowl) 
of a toilet is considered potable without treatment.  I 
don't see why not, it seems clean enough back
there.  If you don't have a RO water pump, that 
might be a good thing to have in your emergency 
supplies closet.

spike