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Is good to boil the drinking water? Somebody says that boiling the water will spoil the good contents of water like minerals. Is it true? How to treat the water before drink?
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Boiling water can kill germs, but things like lead, nitrates, and pesticides aren't affected. And since boiling reduces the volume of water, it increases the concentration of those contaminants.
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No its not true.
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Hello, Boiling and filtering it later is an ideal way. Only boiling it won't serve the purpose.
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Yes take boiled and filterd water.
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