HC Deb 25 November 1987 vol 123 c243W
Mr. Butler

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has about the survivability of the AIDS virus in water.

Mr. Newton

I am not aware of any specific published data on the survival of the AIDS virus (HIV) in water.

I am, however, advised that raw water is not a favourable medium, and that environmental factors, biodegradation and dilution would make it most unlikely that the virus would survive.