boil advisory
Tap water alert
A boil advisory is a public health warning issued when tap water may be contaminated, instructing residents to boil water before drinking, cooking, or brushing teeth.
Typically issued after water main breaks, floods, or detected bacterial contamination: The city issued a boil advisory after the hurricane.
Also called a boil order or boil-water notice.
- waterClear essential liquid
- tap waterPlumbed household drinking source
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
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