Thanks for the feedback everyone. So, good for general wound treatment; not so good (not advisable) for drinking water?
reference: [url=http://www.high-altitude-medicine.com/water.html][/url] link
povidone may be just fine for purifying water. Dissenters might should provide footnotes.
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