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Re: Rockwell report and Giardia:Let's Talk Science
With apologies to those for whom this may be review, let's go back to the question of what the relevant scientific literature says about whether you can get giardiasis from ingesting one cyst a...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Giardia: Let's Talk SCIENCE
September 30, 10:36am

Re: Rockwell report and Giardia:Let's Talk Science
John, While I and others work on whether the other references provide any independent info, may I ask two more questions? You wrote "I find his data regarding Giardia concentration in th...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Giardia: Let's Talk SCIENCE
September 29, 5:18am

Re: Re: Re: Rockwell report and Giardia:Let's Talk Science
I have read Rendtorff in full, but not all of the others. Are any of the others independent experiments, or all just references back to Rendtorff? Bill S.

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Giardia: Let's Talk SCIENCE
September 28, 7:35pm

Re: Rockwell report and Giardia:Let's Talk Science
For any who are still game, let's go back to some of the key science: 1) What does the relevant scientific study say about whether you can get giardiasis from ingesting one cyst? 2) Wha...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Giardia: Let's Talk SCIENCE
September 28, 4:11pm

Re: "reality" homemade meals
"Instant potatoes. I have moved away from this one because I've had trouble settling on a protein and a flavoring that goes well with potatoes." Have you tried grated parmesan/roma...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » backpacking food
September 25, 5:47pm

Re: giardia concentrations in Sierra H2O
"It's not really a scientific question. It's a question about the level of risk one is willing to accept." I agree wholeheartedly with the second sentence, but whether I’m wi...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Giardia: Let's Talk SCIENCE
September 23, 9:31am

Re: re water quality comparisons
Good research, Katy - thanks! Best, Bill

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Giardia: Let's Talk SCIENCE
September 20, 4:45am

Re: Re: 5 x
"But if you had only a 1 in 1000 chance of being infected in one year, it's hardly worth thinking about." I agree, but while 1/1000 is the approximate chance of winding up in the C...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Giardia: Let's Talk SCIENCE
September 19, 5:41pm

water quality comparisons
Catching up on an older part of the thread, and not disagreeing, just adding my $.02. IMO, the water quality comparisons are relevant, and should not be dismissed without a careful analysis of t...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Giardia: Let's Talk SCIENCE
September 19, 4:27pm

Re: numbers
Katy says: Interesting. Can you walk me through that calculation? Here's one of the ways to get there: about 1/6 of the population drinks untreated water, 5/6 does not. There are 1/5 as man...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Giardia: Let's Talk SCIENCE
September 18, 7:01pm

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