print email comment close Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water URL: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/faq/emerg.html Description: Information about methods for emergency disinfection of drinking water, including boiling and chemical treatment (using chlorine bleach or household iodine). Site also notes that murky or colored water should be filtered "through clean cloths or allow[ed] it to settle" before disinfecting. "Water prepared for disinfection should be stored only in clean, tightly covered, containers, not subject to corrosion." Available in English and Spanish. From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Extra Keywords hurricanekatrina katrina Library of Congress Subject Headings: Drinking water -- Purification Drinking water -- Safety measures LII Database Information: Record 1567 created by Maria Brandt on 09/02/2005 Last modification on 09/08/2005 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 01/09/2006 Published: 09/02/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/1567