Bleach Water Treatment

Scenario: after a disaster, clean drinkable water may be difficult to find.

Solution: use bleach to purify your water.

For every 1 Gallon of water - use about a 1/4 teaspoon of your household bleach to purify the water.  For cloudy water double the amount of bleach.

Shake up the water and let it sit for 30 min.  There should be a subtle smell of bleach after this.  If you don't smell anything - repeat the process. 

Notes: In a survival situation it is critical for an individual to stay hydrated.  The average human can only last 3 to 5 days without water, and will experience effects of dehydration long before that (to see effects of dehydration visit discovery health ). The average person needs to drink about 8 cups a day. Effects of drinking contaminated water are serious and can greatly limit your ability to survive.