Health Department offers tips for cleaning after the weekend & # 39; s heavy rains

The Florida Department of Health provides advice to the residents who are after heavy rains cleaning this weekend.

Floods can be done well unsuitable water if the water is well covered for human consumption. Until it can be disinfected to cook, or disinfect all the drinking fountains, making ice, cooking, washing dishes, washing wounds or brushing your teeth.

Bring water and cook for a minute and let it cool down before you. Common unscented bleach water (4-6 percent active ingredient) can be used effectively as a chlorine disinfectant. Disinfect water by adding 8 drops (about 1/8 teaspoon) of unscented household bleach per gallon of water and let stand for 30 minutes. Repeat the process if the water is still cloudy.

For more information on disinfection of wells are available on the website of the Department of Health or by phone at 772-221-4090 www.MartinCountyHealth.com. The Authority may also provide information on the state-certified laboratories, analyzes of well water available.

In order to prevent, remove and dispose of all items which have been in contact with flood and can not be cleaned and dried as drywall and insulation mold.

If possible, let the entire standing water around homes to prevent mosquitoes from breeding.

Let children play in flood. The water may be contaminated with feces from overflowing sewage systems and sewers.

Be vigilant and avoid contact with nature, such as snakes who have been displaced by the storm of life can.

For more information, call the Florida Department of Health at 772-2214090.

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