Chapter 9, Problem 15SA

Summary Introduction

To determine

The process by which campers effectively treat stream water to eliminate the pathogenic protozoa, bacteria, and viruses.

Introduction:

Boiling of water is the effective way to remove harmful vegetative bacteria, protozoa, and fungi. Bacterial endospores, protozoan cysts, and viruses can be able to survive at high boiling. So the water is needed to be treated properly by a certain other mechanism to remove these harmful pathogens.