Originally Posted By Heather-ak
Be careful with the iodine! It isn't recommended for water treatment anymore except for emergencies. I think it is OM or Lori that now has a horrible sensitivity to Iodine because of using it for water treatment.

Just my 2 cents.


That would be OM. I read on the CDC web page where they no longer recommend it for emergency water treatment a number of years ago, know the risks, and refuse to push my luck, so never treated water with it.
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