drinking red / watermelon snow
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 2:53 pm
hey all
i found myself filtering water at the (freezing!) tarn at the top of goat crest saddle last week while staring at the watermelon snowfield that feeds it. it occurred to me that, despite its elevation, this might not be the cleanest water for me to drink. it also occurred to me that my filter might be taking care of the algae. either way, i drank the water and resolved to ask about it afterwards.
so i'm curious what anyone more experienced and/or more scientifically-minded than i am does in this situation?
i found a single 1997 study (https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S108 ... 0018-8/pdf), but it had a sample size of 6!
i found myself filtering water at the (freezing!) tarn at the top of goat crest saddle last week while staring at the watermelon snowfield that feeds it. it occurred to me that, despite its elevation, this might not be the cleanest water for me to drink. it also occurred to me that my filter might be taking care of the algae. either way, i drank the water and resolved to ask about it afterwards.
so i'm curious what anyone more experienced and/or more scientifically-minded than i am does in this situation?
i found a single 1997 study (https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S108 ... 0018-8/pdf), but it had a sample size of 6!