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not leave the active halogen of free chlorine in the water, so it makes for better-tasting water
(no aftertaste) than water treated with traditional chlorination.
The Aquamira kit ($14.95) is the first portable water-treatment product to utilize chlorine
dioxide. It is a two-part liquid dropper kit, will treat up to 30 gallons per kit, and will purify
even frigid water in five to ten minutes. It purifies relatively quickly and leaves no aftertaste.
Katadyn sells their chlorine dioxide tablets under the trade name Micropur MP1 ($14.99)
with 30 tablets that treat 1 quart each (7.5 gallons total).
You may also purchase MMS (miracle mineral solutions) commercially, or make it yourself
quite cheaply from sodium chlorite (see MMS section in
chapter 6
for details). When combined
with an activator, MMS releases chlorine dioxide into water solutions for water purification, or
when ingested it provides available chlorine dioxide for the body to use in battling various
pathogens and toxins.
There are two different procedures for purifying water using MMS. The standard procedure
is to mix 2 drops of MMS with the appropriate number of drops of activator solution (2 drops
of 50 percent citric acid solution, or 10 drops of either 10 percent citric acid solution, lemon
juice, lime juice, or vinegar). Mix the MMS and activator solution and allow to sit for twenty
seconds when the 50 percent citric acid activator is used, or three minutes if it is one of the oth-
er activators, then add to 1 gallon of water. Mix and wait for fifteen minutes before drinking
any of the water.
The alternate procedure for using MMS to purify water is to add 8 drops of MMS per gal-
lon of water, mix, and wait twelve hours before drinking. Personally, I would stick with the
standard procedure unless I had no available activator.
Keeping a goodly supply of MMS on hand covers the dual function of providing a reliable
low-cost way to quickly purify water as well as providing a powerful tool for battling various
diseases when either pharmaceutical medicines are unavailable, or when they are simply not ef-
fective at healing some local virus or bacteria that is going around.
Chlorine Tablets
Chlorine tablets containing the necessary dosage for drinking water disinfection can be pur-
chased in a commercially prepared form. Sources for chlorine disinfection tablets are sporting
goods stores, army surplus stores, backpacking stores, preparedness/survival suppliers, and so
on. Tablets should be used as stated on the instructions. Chlorine tablets can be stored for years.
Their small size and precisely measured amount of chlorine in each tablet make them conveni-
