Aquamira is chlorine dioxide and, as such, should kill viruses, crypto and giardia. But Aquamira does not (and may not legally be able to) make representations other than as to bacteria. I would be happy to be shown where Aquamira says otherwise. However, Katadyn does for its Micro Pur MP1 Purification tablets and so does MSR for its Miox.

In any case, my initial point is that Aquamira is certainly no better than the Miox or the Micro Pur and, as such, wait times are not any shorter for Aquamira. The nice thing about Miox is that it comes with testing strips so that you have the option to see how effective the dosage is.