Boiling water for 10 minutes is effective in ridding it of
A) enveloped viruses.
B) bacterial endospores.
C) protozoan cysts.
D) actively growing bacteria.
E) both growing bacteria and enveloped viruses.

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Boiling water for 10 minutes can effectively kill actively growing bacteria and enveloped viruses, but it is not sufficient to destroy bacterial endospores or some protozoan cysts.

Boiling Water for 10 Minutes Is Effective in Ridding It