| In the universe, water is the best solvent | | | | water. All these contaminants come to your |
| and it can dissolve anything to some degree | | | | home through tap water. In spite of water |
| even iron, gold and other substance. This | | | | being filtered by water supplying authority, |
| colorless and tasteless liquid is playing | | | | still it contains various bacteria, viruses |
| great role in our existence on this planet | | | | and other dangerous invisible particles. |
| and life is impossible without it as it is | | | | Polluted water like chemicals in drinking |
| essential ingredient for all beings. But now, | | | | water causes problem to health and leads to |
| this beautiful compound made up of hydrogen | | | | water-borne diseases such as cholera and |
| and oxygen has lost its natural purity due to | | | | typhoid. The quality of this drinking water |
| man's personal activities. And lack of | | | | is not up to the mark and contains |
| attention to water related issues is driving | | | | disease-causing microorganisms (pathogens) in |
| all species into huge danger. If you see the | | | | public water supplies. If you are one of the |
| report of water related problems, then you | | | | 53 million Americans who use wells, cisterns |
| will be surprised to know that this nectar | | | | or springs as your drinking water source, you |
| has become deadly for us. Now we have very | | | | have a unique responsibility to safeguard the |
| few sources of clean natural water. At | | | | quality of the water your family consumes. |
| present, water found in the rivers, lakes and | | | | Because water quality can be affected by many |
| other sources have become impure due to | | | | variables and your first duty is to test your |
| drainage of industrial wastes into these | | | | water. The other problem is that even when |
| reservoirs. To get clean drinking water is | | | | our water has been physically purified, but |
| the biggest problem in poor countries in fact | | | | it still often contains life-restricting |
| all around the world. Worldwide, there are | | | | electromagnetic frequencies from poisonous |
| 1.1 billion persons who lack clean drinking | | | | substances. This problem is with conventional |
| water. Each day, almost 10,000 children under | | | | water filters due to lack of rich filtration |
| the age of 5 in the Third World countries die | | | | power. So we need to learn how to protect |
| as a result of illnesses contracted by use of | | | | ourselves against the massive health |
| impure water. 80 percent of diseases in | | | | challenges resulting from our lack of |
| two-thirds of the world are related to poor | | | | knowledge and understanding. Thus to avert |
| drinking water and sanitation. Despite | | | | these problems, water treatment technology |
| decades of controlling water-borne diseases | | | | has taken giant steps and produced the |
| and contamination through conventional | | | | contemporary water filter which are effective |
| chlorination and treatment, in 1993, a newly | | | | means of removing particles from water. Home |
| recognized parasite gave serious | | | | Water filters are the best filtration |
| gastro-intestinal disorders to over 400,000 | | | | equipment and have the ability to extract |
| people in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. During that | | | | most deadly contaminants and can remove over |
| time, other headlines have continued report | | | | 99% of chlorine which is very harmful for |
| other problems: "Missouri Farmers Suffer from | | | | health. For instance, dissolved iron in the |
| High Rates of Cancer," "Nitrates in Rural | | | | water that is oxidized by air to form iron |
| Water Exceed Federal Health Standards," | | | | oxide which is insoluble and also produce |
| "Urban Water Tainted by Lead from Aging | | | | iron bacteria, which lives on iron in the |
| Pipes," "Smog-Reducing Chemical May Threaten | | | | water and eventually harden into scale. |
| Ground Water." And it's no wonder Americans | | | | Depending on the level of iron in the water |
| now consume 2.5 billion gallons of bottled | | | | and the presence of other impurities, these |
| water per year. In addition, recent research | | | | water filters has the ability to remove the |
| show chlorine may cause cancer. Also, | | | | iron from the water. These water filters also |
| chlorine may be an agent that interacts with | | | | balance the pH level and reduce the acid in |
| cholesterol and such to increase the | | | | the water. You know low pH is commonly called |
| likelihood of heart disease and maybe anemia. | | | | acid water; often caused by a high |
| Besides that the main potential contaminants | | | | concentration of carbon dioxide that can |
| include fertilizer, pesticides, animal waste, | | | | never be beneficial for health. These |
| human waste, and industrial chemicals. | | | | specially designed filters also ward off the |
| Scientists discovered that visible | | | | dangers of ground water pollution and the |
| cloudiness, or turbidity, not only make the | | | | health risks of lead, chlorine, pesticides, |
| water look unappealing; it could also | | | | organic chemicals, and various microorganisms |
| indicate a health risk. The turbidity is | | | | that have been found to contaminate our |
| caused by particles in water that could | | | | public water supplies. To see the present |
| harbor pathogens. The other water related | | | | water condition, water treatment technology |
| problems are Acidification of surface water, | | | | produces various types of water filters which |
| mainly lakes and reservoirs, is one of the | | | | can be used for different purposes like whole |
| major environmental impacts of transport over | | | | house water filters - that can be installed |
| long distance of air pollutants such as | | | | anywhere in the house. And shower filter |
| sulphur dioxide from power plants, other | | | | which are specially designed for bathrooms |
| heavy industry such as steel plants, and | | | | and can be fitted with almost every shower. |
| motor vehicles. This problem is more severe | | | | These filters do well to any kind of water. |
| in the US and in parts of Europe. Many of the | | | | The most important thing is these home water |
| 100 000 synthetic compounds in use today are | | | | filters come at very reasonable prices; even |
| found in the aquatic environment and | | | | these are less expensive than bottled water. |
| accumulate in the food chain and water. POPs | | | | These water filters are easy to install and |
| or Persistent organic pollutants represent | | | | use and you can get healthy and pure water by |
| the most harmful element for the ecosystem | | | | just clicking the button. To say the least, |
| and for human health, for example, industrial | | | | the advent of home water filters has brought |
| chemicals and agricultural pesticides. These | | | | down the water related problems to a large |
| chemicals can accumulate in water and cause | | | | extent and now people who use water filters |
| serious damages to human health. Where | | | | feel more healthy and fit than earlier and |
| pesticides are used on a large-scale, | | | | have become very less vulnerable to dangerous |
| groundwater gets contaminated and this leads | | | | diseases. |
| to the chemical contamination of drinking | | | | |