June's self reliance class covered "Water Storage and Purification" and "Alternate Grains"
For those who missed the class, we have included the handouts from the discussions. Recipes for the delicious foods are posted on the recipe page.
Handouts:
Water Storage and Purification Handout
Water Contaminants Chart from freedrinkingwater.com
Alternate Grains Handout
Answers to some questions that came up during our discussion:
Where to purchase Iodine Tablets? Here are two sites I found selling Iodine Tablets. I searched in Google and these are the first two sites that popped up (one and two). Prices run approximately $7.00 for 50 tablets. I don't know anything about these products or the companies selling them; this is just an example to show you where you might purchase these products and how to find them if you are interested in Iodine Tablets as a method of water purification. It was also brought up in discussion that you can ask your local pharmacy to order them for you.
Where to purchase high capacity water tanks? High capacity water tanks can be found at this website surewatertanks.com. They sell a 275 gallon water tank and a 575 gallon water tank. These tanks hold substantially more than the traditional 55 gallon water tanks.
The church and water filters. The LDS church's provident living website offers links and product reviews for two companies that sell water filters: www.seychelle.com and www.katadyn.com. As far as I could determine the church itself does not actually sell these water filters they just offer an option of where you might purchase these products if you where interested in filters as a method of water purification.
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
Water Storage and Purification
This is a great pdf I found all about water storage and purification that can be used as an additional reference for information.
http://connorboyack.com/drop/water.pdf
http://connorboyack.com/drop/water.pdf
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
How to Sanitize Water with Household Bleach
This chart shows you how many drops of chlorine bleach (5 to 6% sodium hypochlorite) you should add to water to disinfect it before drinking.Use only household bleach without thickeners, scents, or additives.
Directions:
First let water stand until particles settle or filter the water to remove particles.
Pour the clear water into an uncontaminated container and add bleach per the chart.
Mix well.
Wait 30 minutes.
Water should have a slight bleach odor. If not, repeat dose.
Wait 15 minutes. Sniff again.
One gallon of Regular Clorox Bleach can sanitize 3,800 gallons of drinking water.
Keep an eyedropper taped to your emergency bottle of bleach, since purifying small amounts of water requires only a few drops.
Directions:
First let water stand until particles settle or filter the water to remove particles.
Pour the clear water into an uncontaminated container and add bleach per the chart.
Mix well.
Wait 30 minutes.
Water should have a slight bleach odor. If not, repeat dose.
Wait 15 minutes. Sniff again.
One gallon of Regular Clorox Bleach can sanitize 3,800 gallons of drinking water.
Keep an eyedropper taped to your emergency bottle of bleach, since purifying small amounts of water requires only a few drops.
Safe Containers for Water Storage
Make an educated decision about which plastics are safe to come in contact with your food or water. Look for the Recycle symbol and read the number located inside the symbol. The following list indicates what is generally considered safe versus not safe.
Plastics that are generally considered safe for food and water
#2 HDPE (high density polyethylene)
#4 LDPE (low density polyethylene)
#5 PP (polypropylene)
Common single use water bottle or soft drink container
#1 PETE (polyethylene terephthalate) typical water or soda bottles, not designed for reuse or storage, but if properly cleaned they are OK. Varying reports regarding BPA leaching over time.
Unsafe plastics that may leach or have hazardous ingredients
#3 PVC (polyvinyl chloride) carcinogens during manufacture and incineration
#6 PS (polystyrene) possible carcinogen
#7 other (usually polycarbonate, sometimes labeled PC) may leach BPA (Bisphenol-A)
Typical 5 gallon food storage containers are made of #2 HDPE, and are opaque, not allowing light to penetrate. The typical ‘blue’ water storage containers or barrels are also made of high density polyethylene (#2 HDPE). Be sure to verify the material before you purchase. Be safe.
#2 HDPE (high density polyethylene)
#4 LDPE (low density polyethylene)
#5 PP (polypropylene)
Common single use water bottle or soft drink container
#1 PETE (polyethylene terephthalate) typical water or soda bottles, not designed for reuse or storage, but if properly cleaned they are OK. Varying reports regarding BPA leaching over time.
Unsafe plastics that may leach or have hazardous ingredients
#3 PVC (polyvinyl chloride) carcinogens during manufacture and incineration
#6 PS (polystyrene) possible carcinogen
#7 other (usually polycarbonate, sometimes labeled PC) may leach BPA (Bisphenol-A)
Typical 5 gallon food storage containers are made of #2 HDPE, and are opaque, not allowing light to penetrate. The typical ‘blue’ water storage containers or barrels are also made of high density polyethylene (#2 HDPE). Be sure to verify the material before you purchase. Be safe.
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