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