2007-10-27 14:47:13 · 16 answers · asked by sugarrrrrsweet 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
That would depend on the contaminates. Generally boiling is recommended to reduce the risk of bacterial and viral contamination. The heat kills the bugs.
Boiling will not remove pollutants - dirt, chemicals, radioactive dust, etc.
For the best chances of pure water distillation is the preferred option (making it turn to steam, then condensing it back to water). Second best is to filter the water through a low micron filter then boil, for better results.
2007-10-27 14:53:42 · answer #1 · answered by Barb Outhere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boiling water to purify has been used for a very long time!
2007-10-27 14:54:54 · answer #2 · answered by Nana Lamb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boiling will kill all the bacteria. Safe from a microbiological point of view. Boiling does not normally affect chemicals found in the water.
If you distill the water (boil +collect the steam and re-condense into water you will have 100% pure water.
2007-10-27 18:41:31 · answer #3 · answered by Brick 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! I believe in the old-time remedies, and this is one of the oldest. Some contaminates will cook off in the steam while others will stick to the sides of the cooking vessel. Let it settle a bit after boiling so that any remaining loose bits will fall to the bottom. Pour carefully and you'll have super-clean water.
2007-10-27 15:16:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL, that's true! People still boil and filter drinking water in India. I remember the days (wasnt even that long ago) when they didnt have refrigerators and people would drink hot water in that humid heat!
2007-10-27 14:52:30 · answer #5 · answered by BLUE ORCHID 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can! I would reccomend boiling it for 10 minutes if you got it from some average outdoor stream.
2007-10-27 14:50:02 · answer #6 · answered by Summie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the heat kills a lot of the germs in water, and destroys a lot of the dangerous chemicals that could be in there.
2007-10-27 14:49:38 · answer #7 · answered by scorch_22 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes as long as it gets to the right temperature it pretty much kills everything in it but it would have to be filtered as well.
2007-10-27 16:34:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes it will remove bacteria from water
2007-10-27 14:50:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-10-27 14:49:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋