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Can I use regular charcoal in doing a portable water filter? I can't find any activated charcoal in my place.

Please link down below if there are sites that say it' okay to use charcoal. Thank you very much.

Hi,
Yes, you can use regular charcoal for clearing and filtering water, it just does not work as efficiently as activated charcoal:

https://www.doityourself.com/stry/charc ... d-charcoal

There are many sources for buying activated charcoal online and it is relatively cheap, depending on how much you plan to use: https://www.google.com/search?source=hp ... KaGhJnQIl0

If you have more questions please let me know.

Sybee