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A field guide to clean drinking water : how to find, assess, treat and store it ; for travelling, trekking, off-the-grid living, water emergencies, whenever you can't take it for granted / Joe Vogel ; translated by Carolin Sommer.
"An informative guide on how to find and prepare safe drinking water in extreme situations. Suitable for hikers and outdoors people who are trekking into remote areas with uncertain water access"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781615195671 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: xviii, 250 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: New York : The Experiment, 2019.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published in Germany as Trinkwasserversorgung in Extremsituationen by Paul Pietsch Verlage GmbH in 2017"-- Title verso. Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Basics -- How to find water -- How to assess water -- How to make water safe to drink -- How to preserve and store water. |
| Language Note: | In English, translated from the original German. |
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| Subject: | Drinking water > Purification. Survival and emergency rations. Water > Purification. Wilderness survival. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 613.287 Vog | 31681010168516 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"An informative guide on how to find and prepare safe drinking water in extreme situations. Suitable for hikers and outdoors people who are trekking into remote areas with uncertain water access"-- - Grand Central Pub
How to find and prepare safe drinking waterâanywhere, any time!
Clean drinking water may be the last thing we think about day to dayâbut itâs the first thing we need in an emergency. Now, survival expert and biologist Joe Vogel explains how to find, treat, and store safe drinking waterâeven in the most extreme conditions. A Field Guide to Clean Drinking Water includes information about:- The role of water in the body and how to calculate your water requirement
- Plants, geographical features, and more indicators that signal the presence of water
- How to collect dew and precipitation, and extract water from plants
- How to screen âraw waterâ for bacteria, pesticides, and other contaminants
- Every purifying method from boiling techniques to chemical disinfection
- And storage options that meet every need.
- Workman Press.
How to find and prepare safe drinking water—anywhere, any time!
Clean drinking water may be the last thing we think about day to day—but it’s the first thing we need in an emergency. Now, survival expert and biologist Joe Vogel explains how to find, treat, and store safe drinking water—even in the most extreme conditions. A Field Guide to Clean Drinking Water includes information about:- The role of water in the body and how to calculate your water requirement
- Plants, geographical features, and more indicators that signal the presence of water
- How to collect dew and precipitation, and extract water from plants
- How to screen “raw water” for bacteria, pesticides, and other contaminants
- Every purifying method from boiling techniques to chemical disinfection
- And storage options that meet every need.
- WW Norton
A Field Guide to Clean Drinking WaterThe role of water in the body and how to calculate your water requirementPlants, geographical features, and more indicators that signal the presence of waterHow to collect dew and precipitation, and extract water from plantsHow to screen âraw waterâ for bacteria, pesticides, and other contaminantsEvery purifying method from boiling techniques to chemical disinfectionAnd storage options that meet every need. - WW Norton
How to find and prepare safe drinking waterâanywhere, any time!
