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Katadyn Pocket Water Microfilter

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Will this filter leptospirea that causes leptospirosis? Apparently...

By Ranked #646 - Water Treatment October 14, 2008

Will this filter leptospirea that causes leptospirosis? Apparently this is a bacteria found on the north side of Kauai in fresh water streams. Blogs are saying filters don't work...seems like 0.2 microns should filter a bacteria, right?

Helpful Votes: 0 Yes | 0 No

By Ranked #574 - Water Treatment October 15, 2008

I'm heading to Maui next month, so I've been looking into this also. It looks like a filter does not get rid of the leptospires. you need to either boil the water, or treat it with tablets.http://www.leptospirosis.org/topic.php?t=15

Helpful Votes: 0 Yes | 0 No

Tech Specs:

Purifier:
No 
Filter Construction:
Ceramic in Aluminum housing 
Adapter Base:
None 
Gravity Flow:
No 
Recommended use:
Hiking, backpacking, light camping 
Field Maintainable:
Yes 
Output:
1 l/min. 
Flow Rate:
1 l/min. 
Weight:
20oz 
Warranty:
Limited 
Country of Origin:
Switzerland 

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