Do it Yourself: Re: [DIY] Water Filters, Microbes and Bacteria

19 January 2013

Re: [DIY] Water Filters, Microbes and Bacteria

This would seem to say then that the water is indeed pure and free of bacterial nutriment, or bacteria would be able to grow. I think it is reasonable to assume that more care is given to IV bags then is given to drinking water, but maybe not.

Dale in the Flatlands.

Lee Griffith wrote:

Bacteria require nourishment to multiply. Water, saline in IV bags, etc. don't have anything to promote growth. Once dead in this media, they have no way to grow, even if one was left "alive."

-Lee

On Jan 18, 2013, at 7:59 AM, Dale S <dalu@hbcomm.net> wrote:

I read the article and unless I overlooked something it does not address sterilization of either the water nor the bottles. My wife cans a lot of fruit and vegetables and if everything is not sterile things really can spoil in a hurry. Perhaps they pass the bottled product through a UV light tunnel which would kill any bacteria, but it just doesn't say, and I know several local companies that used to furnish bottled water and coolers for offices and such simply bottled whatever came out of their RO unit.

Dale in the Flatlands.
Aki wrote:

I found this link:

http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/water/factsheet/com/bottledwater.html

and although it is from Minnesota's department of health, the FAQ is pretty universal.

..in a nutshell, according to this FAQ, bottled water if it's unopened, has an indefinite shelf life.

-aki

From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dale S
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Subject: Re: [DIY] Re: Water Filters, Microbes and Bacteria

Which brings up a question; How do they insure that bottled water is bacteria free, because like any other "canned" product it would begin to spoil as the bacteria multiplied. I've seen bottled water that was several months or even a year old that was still clear, though I would not condescend to drink it. I'll take my chances at the hydrant instead. I've never noticed whether it was date stamped or not, cause I'm just not into bottled water unless traveling.

Dale in the Flatlands.

Tori wrote:

As I understand you could boil water and store it.