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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve lived all over the world and so I understand your worry. Unless you are worried about chemical contamination or something (I don’t know where that might be the worry) then you can cook and wash with the water. You can drink it, too, but you need to treat your water first.

Get a great big pot and put tap water in it. Boil  hard for 5 minutes. Put a top on it. This water can now be saved and used for drinking and cooking anything that won’t come to a boil. If you want to decant the water into a bucket or something make sure the bucket is washed and rinsed with hot, boiled water.

When you cook anything with water just be sure to bring it to a full, rolling boil and hold it there for a few minutes.

There is no need to avoid shipping at local markets - really. Just cook fruit and vegetables rather than eating them raw. That will expand your options. Living on PB&J and ramen for a month could get old!

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Ah, sorry, I see your worry is about arsenic. Boiling won’t help. You’ll need a filter of some sort.[/quote]

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