How come the water is not infected?

[ObamaCat]

I don't think the zombies have gotten into the pumping water supply. Other than that haven't they (the Tower folks) been relying on tub water and bottled water? I don't think they've taken any water from the ocean or other water source that could potentially be infected. Also the zombies would have to be bleeding in the water in order to infect it and as Ra1th said there is a ton of water to dilute the blood.

[yarri]

If the blood is infectious, why hasn't the water became infectious too?

There must have been a ton of zombies in the water including the ones that we saw in "over the air-waves". I would figure that a lot of the blood has made it to the oceans.

Please correct me if I am wrong but doesn't sea water have a built in filtration system in such as bacteria and algae that break down "rotting" things? Its been shown that animals don't become infected so it would stand to figure that the fish wouldn't either. Then there is also the dilution factor.

[Ra1th]

also i mean, as long as you boil the water before drinking it, or using it, then u should be fine right? it should kill off the zombie virus? there's prly only a small bit of it in the water to begin with

[yarri]

also i mean, as long as you boil the water before drinking it, or using it, then u should be fine right? it should kill off the zombie virus? there's prly only a small bit of it in the water to begin with

thats a pretty standard way to clean water I found this web site that was interesting.

http://www.climbing-high.com/how-to-purify-water.html

[itsallgoodie]

ya i think a good point is that they are also using rain water right? or am i wrong about that? i could be i just feel like i heard or read that somewhere.

[Ra1th]

they did, but remember, they're in LA, it rains like 5 days a year

[yarri]

ya i think a good point is that they are also using rain water right? or am i wrong about that? i could be i just feel like i heard or read that somewhere.

They are but before MPK went walk about looking for the the doctor.. they were on water rations. I don't think it rained during that time.

[Re1ndeer]

@obamacat
There were zombies at the pumping station, one of the big ones. Michael gets stuck behind when he tries to shoot it and he breaks his arm somewhere here.

@Ra1th
Not everyone has the knowledge of boiling water to make it safe. But most people do.

[itsallgoodie]

decent point but thats partially due to pollution right? or no, if it is then it could totally rain more cuz of less pollution.

[ObamaCat]

@obamacat
There were zombies at the pumping station, one of the big ones. Michael gets stuck behind when he tries to shoot it and he breaks his arm somewhere here.

That's true but I don't think they were actually infecting the water supply.