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Why is it considered safe to only boil drinking water yet not sterilize canned food?
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∙ 16y ago
This happens when there is a water pipe leak in the area. During the repair work, a section of the water pipe becomes contaminated with the bacteria commonly found in the soil. When this occurs, the water company is required to post boil water advisories in the area and on the local news to keep bacterial illnesses to a minimum. The water may even be tainted or dingy after a leak, but after boiling, it is safe to drink because the boiling temperature kills all the bacteria that may be found in it. Canned food is sterilized when it was canned so it needs to special sterilization steps to eat it. Hooweestik.
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How much alcohol is needed to sterilize water?
It's not possible to sterilize water with alcohol.
Could you sterilize water at home?
Boiling the water will sterilize it. However, it can't remove chemicals from the water.
What upsets an ulcer?
not drinking enough water or biting it. to heal it, you can put a small amount of salt around it as the salt will sterilize it and kill the ulcer or you can just drink more water
Is it bad to boil mineral water?
No, it is not considered bad to boil mineral water. All boiling does is sterilize water, it has not shown to be harmful or to decrease the mineral effects.
How do you sterilize a well?
Bleach, bleach and more bleach You can't sterilize a well, you can only sterilize water that comes out of it. If the water is contaminated when it comes in, nothing you do to the well will affect the water itself, more contaminated water will enter the well.
Why is natural water is not considered safe for drinking?
Because the polluted air make it harm for drinking for us
How long does it take to sterilize a spoon in boiling water?
It usually takes a minimum of 10 minutes to sterilize items places in boiling water.
What is considered to be the safe levels for nitrates in drinking water?
10mg/L
Whichelement is used in bleach drinking water and PVC pipes?
Most bleaches contain oxygen; drinking water contains oxygen and hydrogen.However, the element probably meant is chlorine, which is in the most common kind of household bleach (so is oxygen) and in polyvinylchloride, the material that makes PVC pipes. It's not really "used in" drinking water, though small quantities of chlorine compounds may be added to drinking water to "purify" it (really to sterilize it; chlorine is pretty toxic to microorganisms).
Can you drink water from a copper pitcher?
In India, water from copper pitchers is considered very healthy. We normally fill a pitcher with drinking water and let it sit overnight before drinking.
What is a sentence using replenish?
Drinking water after you exercise is a way to replenish your body's fluid levels. We had to replenish our stock of canned soup, so we went to the supermarket.
Does water get sterile when cold?
No. Chilling water can slow the growth of microorganisms, but it does not sterilize the water.
