How Clean is Your Drinking Water?
Clean water is essential for good health. The question is, what defines “clean water”?
City tap water and country well systems can certainly be considered potable water sources, however the amount of dissolved solids can be alarming. More so, the type of chemicals found in both city and country water supplies might shock you. They can include arsenic, fluoride, antibiotics, fertilizers, pesticides and animal hormones used in farming operations.
Clean water is essential for health. Here are 15 health benefits of water.
Farming Effects on Groundwater Quality
Run off from farm operations can leach into crevices around well locations known as Karst Features. These fissures allow contaminants to quickly reach the lower portion of a well.
Farm Runoff and Ground Water Contamination
Chemicals vs. Biologic Contaminants:
A compromised well can host a wide variety of chemical and biologic contaminants. These can be classified as organic and inorganic. The organic contaminants include live biologic microorganisms such as e-coli, coli-form bacteria and other live parasites. Inorganic chemical contaminants are typically pesticides, insecticides and heavy metals.
The Logical Solution – Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration:
Standard filtration will remove the larger contaminants, but to remove ALL contaminants, even viruses and bacteria, the myth is that you need to boil water. In fact, you do not need to boil water, you just need to filter it to the molecular level using reverse osmosis. Consider the following image…
Pre-filtering removes all large particles. Most Reverse Osmosis systems use 5 to 7 stages of filtration, starting by passing water through a series of sediment filters, a charcoal filter to remove chlorine and other chemicals then to the R.O. membrane and finally to a polishing filter. Here is a typical 5 stage RO system filtering sequence:
- Sediment Filter
- Carbon Filter GAC (Granular Activated Carbon) using KDF filter media.
- Carbon Block CTO (Chlorine, Taste aand Odor) Filter
- Reverse Osmosis Membrane filtering particles to 0.0001 micron
- Fine GAC Polishing Filter
A seven stage filter adds the following final two steps:
- UV sterilization phase
- Alkaline Re-mineralization filter to restore taste and healthy trace minerals.
The result tastes better than most bottled water that sells for over $2.00 /liter.
R.O. water is also great if you have a home bar because it makes great ice and pure water for cocktails.
Available Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration Systems:
APEC Water Systems RO-90 Ultimate Series Top Tier Supreme Certified High Output 90 GPD Ultra Safe Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filter System, Chrome Faucet
$229.95APEC Water Systems ROES-50 Essence Series Top Tier 5-Stage WQA Certified Ultra Safe Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filter System
iSpring RCC7AK, NSF Certified 75 GPD, Alkaline 6-Stage Reverse Osmosis System, pH+ Remineralization RO Water Filter System Under Sink, Superb Taste Drinking Water Filter
Brondell Circle Reverse Osmosis System, Under Sink, Black – 4 Stage RO Water Designer Chrome Faucet– Quick Change Filter, WQA Gold Seal-Certified
$467.00Olympia Water Systems OROS-50 5-Stage Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration System with 50GPD Membrane - NSF Certified
$159.99Global Water RO-505 5-Stage Reverse Osmosis System Water Quality Filter- 24 Hour USA Tech Support - Plus Extra Set of 4 Filters for Free
Express Water RO5DX Reverse Osmosis Filtration NSF Certified 5 Stage RO System with Faucet and Tank – Under Sink Water Plus 4 Filters – 50 GPD, 14 x 17 x 5, White
iSpring RCC7, NSF Certified, High Capacity Under Sink 5-Stage Reverse Osmosis Drinking Filtration System, 75 GPD, Brushed Nickel Faucet
iSpring RCC1UP-AK 100GPD Under Sink 7-Stage Reverse Osmosis RO Drinking Filtration System and Water Filter for Sink with Alkaline Remineralization, Booster Pump and UV Ultraviolet Filter, White
$407.39iSpring RCC7AK-UV, NSF Certified, 75GPD 7-Stage Under Sink Reverse Osmosis RO Drinking Water Filtration System with Alkaline Remineralization Filter and UV Ultraviolet Filter
Watts Premier WP500024 Standard Annual Water Filter Replacement Kit, White, 7 Pack
$37.50iSpring F7-GAC for Standard 5-Stage Reverse Osmosis RO Systems 1-Year Replacement Supply Filter Cartridge Pack Set, 7 Count (Pack of 1), White
iSpring F21KU75 2-Year Reverse Osmosis Water Filter Replacement for 7-Stage 75GPD RO Alkaline UV Systems, Fits RCC7AK-UV
iSpring F31KU75 3-Year 7-Stage UV Alkaline Reverse Osmosis Water Filter Fits RCC7AKUV, 31Pcs, 31 Piece Set, White
$255.35iSpring F3 6-Month Prefilter Replacement Supply Filter Cartridge Pack Set for Standard Reverse Osmosis RO Systems, F3 , White
$17.45NU Aqua 7-Stage UV & Alkaline Under Sink Reverse Osmosis Water Filter System - 100 GPD RO Filtration & Remineralization - Faucet & Tank - PPM Meter - 100GPD Undersink - Home Kitchen Drinking Purifier
$289.95How Reverse Osmosis Works