re mississippi river water and catfish safe in article apr zeus calpoly edu dfield flute calpoly edu infospunj dan field writes i ve been invited to spend a couple weeks this summer rafting down the mississippi my journey partners want to live off of river water and catfish along the route should i have any concerns about pollution or health risks in doing this you d have to purify the river water first i m not sure how practical that is with the mississippi you d better check with health agencies along the way to see if there are toxic chemicals in the river if it is just microorganisms those can be filtered or killed but you may need activated charcoal or other means to purify from chemicals better be same than sorry obviously drinking the river without processing it is likely to make you sick from bacteria and parasites gordon banks n jxp skepticism is the chastity of the intellect and geb cadre dsl pitt edu it is shameful to surrender it too soon
