| A safe drinking water system is crucial to your health. | | | | Chlorgon. It has chloramines exclusion and bacterial |
| Without treatment for your drinking water, you will | | | | killing ability. Carbon filters are not known to change |
| never know if you have consumed pollutants or | | | | the pH balance of water. So if you have acidic water, |
| contaminants that are detrimental to your health | | | | you will still have acidic water with carbon filters, |
| over time. | | | | because the minerals causing the acidity will be |
| Because of modernization, your drinking water is no | | | | dissolved and pass through the carbon filter. |
| longer as safe as 100 years ago. However, there are | | | | Reverse osmosis is another popular drinking water |
| methods to ensure that you can enjoy pure and | | | | system. It draws water through a fine membrane |
| clean water to drink. Boiling is one way of killing | | | | which acts like a fine filter to produce drinkable water |
| germs. It is also used during emergency or when you | | | | from salty water. The contaminated water is passed |
| are in emergency situation, such as going camping or | | | | through one side of the membrane, with pressure. It |
| hiking and you consumed all your bottled water. | | | | then reverses in the osmotic process. |
| The benefits of boiling include killing off pathogens, | | | | The advantages of reverse osmosis include reduction |
| and removing Volatile Organic Compounds or VOCs. | | | | of salt and most inorganic and organic compounds |
| However, on the negative side, it is not advisable if | | | | present in the water. They are trapped in the filters, |
| there are toxic metals, chemicals or nitrates present | | | | which purifies the treated water. |
| in your water. | | | | Ultra Violet Radiation systems use high frequency |
| If the water is cloudy, it should first be filtered | | | | light to irradiate water through a glass element. The |
| before boiling. Filtration is another process of ensuring | | | | water passing the element is exposed to the light |
| a safe drinking water system. Filters are also used | | | | which kills all living organisms. |
| during camping. There are two types of filters, | | | | This drinking water system is common among third |
| namely the sediment and activated carbon. Sediment | | | | world hotels to ensure that the local water |
| filters include fiber and ceramic filters. | | | | consumption is safe from harmful elements like fecal |
| Ceramic water filters integrate nano-silver penetrated | | | | matter. Water distillation is another process of |
| into a porous ceramic outer shell to trap bacteria | | | | purifying drinking water. |
| down to as small as .22 of a micron in size. Charcoal | | | | It is believed to be the effective approach in |
| water filters have many forms. Carbon block is the | | | | eliminating water of all impurities. But just recently, |
| solidified form of a honeycombed carbon. For many, | | | | there have been studies that link water distillation to |
| it is the best form of filter; however its flow rate is | | | | the imbalance of minerals in the body. It also has |
| slower than with loose charcoal. | | | | acidic results that typical distilling drinking water |
| Activated silver impregnated charcoal is called | | | | systems create. |