|
Water
Filtration Treatment Systems
Water filtration systems
have become a major topic for two reasons.
First, more and more people are drinking
bottled water over tap water because they are
concerned about the impurities in their tap
water and second, all those empty plastic water
bottles are ending up in local landfills where
they will remain long after we no longer exist. There is also a third reason that many are researching the
benefits of water filtration systems, and that
is the amount of money one can save if you on
longer have to purchase bottled water.
With recent floods, broken
waterlines, and other problems, there has been
an increase in public alerts for the public to
boil water or to use bottled water.
However, most people aren’t aware that
the water that comes from our taps still
contains contaminated such as lead, arsenic,
and bacteria and is deemed safe to use.
In fact, the EPA has set standards for
approximately 90 contaminants that are
permitted in certain levels.
For a complete list of all the possible
contaminants, you can view the EPA's standards,
and the possible source of each contaminant
along with its possible health effects, at:
www.epa.gov/safewater/mcl.html.
In addition to harmful
contaminants, however, many municipalities are
adding minerals to their water supplies, which
makes the water healthier to drink. Therefore,
when shopping for a water filtration system,
you want to ensure that you select one that
will not remove the good along with the bad.
The majority of all water treatment systems on
the market today are very effective in removing
specific contaminants.
However, it is important to know that
some systems are more effective than others.
For this reason it is important that you read
the product description carefully to understand
what contaminates the system you are consider
will remove.
For example, some water treatment
systems are designed to remove chlorine or
lead, but will not remove microorganisms. Filtration systems that remove only lead or chlorine are
intended for use with already treated water.
For this reason you should have your
water tested, especially if you use well water.
|
