Boy Scout Troop 849 - Iodine Purification

Troop 849
Manhattan Beach, CA
Boy Scouts of America

Hikemaster
Weekend
Longterm

Last Updated:
December 22, 2006

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Iodine Purification

Iodine temp	Amount	Wait	Amount	Wait
	1 Quart Water Bottle		2.5 Gallon Water Cube
Body temp	5 cc	40 min	2.5 oz	40 min
Backpack	8 cc	40 min	4 oz	40 min
Freezing	10 cc	40 min	5 oz	40 min

Double the amount of iodine to cut the time in half.

Quadruple the amount of iodine in very cold or questionable water.

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