does boiling water kill all the bacteria and chemicals in your drinking water?

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does boiling water kill all the bacteria and chemicals in your drinking water?

2006-06-11 16:23:13 · 4 answers · asked by onejennybee 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health

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Heat the water to over 100 degrees celcius and boil for several minutes (note- 'boiling' occurs at lower temps at higher altitudes). This kills most micro-organisms.

You can't 'kill' chemicals, so you need to remove those with filters or other processes depending on the chemical involved.

2006-06-11 16:49:16 · answer #1 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

It won't take the chemicals out.

2006-06-11 16:30:42 · answer #2 · answered by opjames 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

no it doesn't kill the chemicals but it sterilizes it

2006-06-11 16:41:00 · answer #3 · answered by Kiara D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

not all but most

2006-06-11 16:29:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋