How Do You Purify Drinking Water With Bleach?
During a natural disaster or other emergency, the drinking water in your area may become contaminated with dirt, toxins and other substances. Before you can drink the water, you need to purify it by boiling it or by adding bleach to it. Bleach kills contaminants, bacteria, parasites and other substances present in the water. Failure to purify drinking water properly can cause your family to become sick. Make sure to use plain household bleach, not a scented variety. Place a strainer over a clean large pot. Fill another large pot with 1 gallon of the water you want to purify. Let the water stand in the pot until any particles in it settle to the bottom. Pour the contaminated water through the strainer to filter out any large substances. Clean out the strainer, then place it over another clean large pot. Pour the contaminated water through the strainer again. Remove the strainer from the pot. Add 1/8 tsp. of household bleach to the pot of water and stir it with a large spoon. Let the wat
