green algae or bloom in drinking water container - anyone know if this is safe or not???

[jamiesam]

Err.. title says it all really.

We have a water container at work which we use to fill the kettle. It gradually gets greener and greener, which doesn't seem to bother anyone else. As I am pg and vaguely neurotic, I don't like to use the water from the container as it just doesn't look healthy. But I wonder if I can be right and everybody else in the office wrong....

if there was any type of green in any container I wouldn't use it, pregnant or not......euuuuuu yuk!

I have no idea whether it is safe to drink or not, but I wouldn't drink the water from it . I suppose if you are boiling it, then the high temps will kill any nasties in the water.

get them to change it. our rabbits drinking water cotainer gets this and we were told to replace or scrub really well as can make him ill. DEF would not drink it whilst pg

Ah, not just me then. Must get my colleagues heads examined then!!!