02-08-2009, 01:50 PM
This post "springs" from "The Honolulu Advertiser article -Disease outbreak on Big Island raising alarm among residents"
"CATCHMENT WATER
Big Island residents who drink water from catchments are worried whether slug slime could get in the water.
"The Department of Health has no evidence of infection from contaminated drinking water," Park said.
The rat lungworm parasite has been found in the slime left by slugs, but it's not known whether the low concentration found in the slime is enough to produce infection or contaminate catchment water because of the dilution effect, she said.
The Health Department's official stance is that catchment water shouldn't be used for drinking because of multiple health risks."
The last statement REALLY bothers me - how dangerous is catchment water? [V]
You have a hard time avoiding ingesting SOME water when taking a shower! [xx(]
How do you regulate chlorine concentration when it rains?
What if your renting and the water is NOT equipped with a UV filter - unless you pay for it? [8] [}
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I am sure this topic is in the archives - BUT with this latest element "rat lungworm parasite" - it might need a review! [|)]
"Each thing I do I rush through so I can do something else" - Cemetery Nights/Stephen Dobyns
"CATCHMENT WATER
Big Island residents who drink water from catchments are worried whether slug slime could get in the water.
"The Department of Health has no evidence of infection from contaminated drinking water," Park said.
The rat lungworm parasite has been found in the slime left by slugs, but it's not known whether the low concentration found in the slime is enough to produce infection or contaminate catchment water because of the dilution effect, she said.
The Health Department's official stance is that catchment water shouldn't be used for drinking because of multiple health risks."
The last statement REALLY bothers me - how dangerous is catchment water? [V]
You have a hard time avoiding ingesting SOME water when taking a shower! [xx(]
How do you regulate chlorine concentration when it rains?
What if your renting and the water is NOT equipped with a UV filter - unless you pay for it? [8] [}
]I am sure this topic is in the archives - BUT with this latest element "rat lungworm parasite" - it might need a review! [|)]
"Each thing I do I rush through so I can do something else" - Cemetery Nights/Stephen Dobyns