If instructed to boil water, you
should boil it for:
w 30 seconds
w 1 minute
w 3 minutes
w 5 minutes
w 1 hour
Answer: EPA and the Centers for
Disease Control issued a joint policy
statement that bringing water to a
rolling boil for 1 minute will kill all
known waterborne pathogens,
including Giardia and Cryptosporidium.
Note: If you live at high altitudes
(above 6,000 feet), you should boil
water for 3 minutes because water
boils at a lower temperature at high
elevations.
N5290, Sept. 27, 2004