| Many people balk at the idea of a whole house water | | | | (POU) or point of use device. This unit connects |
| purification or treatment system and believe the | | | | directly to your faucet or showerhead and removes |
| water coming from their tap is entirely safe. Although | | | | toxic substances directly from the line as the water |
| people are not dying from water born diseases like | | | | passes through it. The main benefit of a POU is that |
| cholera anymore it does not mean the water flowing | | | | the water is filtered as it leaves the tap thus insuring |
| from the tap is free from contaminants. Tap water | | | | that it will not be susceptible to any contamination by |
| may contain minerals and other less than wholesome | | | | being stored in a tank or large water line. |
| substances that can be dangerous if consumed over | | | | Distillation and reverse osmosis are popular home |
| long periods of time. | | | | purification methods but neither one of them will |
| Chlorine is the number-one problem with untreated | | | | remove all contaminants from your water drinking |
| tap water. It has been used prodigiously as a sanitizer | | | | supply and neither method will process water quickly. |
| because of its effect on pathogenic bacteria. It's a | | | | The best and most effective way to remove |
| relatively cheap way to kill bacteria in water but it is | | | | harmful substances from your water is with a carbon |
| not without risks. Chlorine has been linked to cancer | | | | based water purification system. They are highly |
| and other serious health problems. Though chlorine is | | | | effective at removing unwanted chemicals and can |
| used more often by municipalities than any other | | | | process water quickly. Cheap single filter systems |
| form of water treatment it is not entirely effective | | | | with one carbon strainer are better than nothing but |
| at killing pathogens and tap water can still make you | | | | they become clogged quickly and the contaminants |
| sick if it not treated properly. Drinking tap water is | | | | will slip back into your water drinking supply. |
| not the only way chlorine is absorbed in the body. | | | | Multi-step water filtration units are best. These |
| Your body absorbs twice as much chlorine when you | | | | devices have more than one strainer and will ensure |
| take a shower as it does from drinking chlorinated | | | | that all pathogens and potentially hazardous minerals |
| water. | | | | and chemicals are removed from your drinking water. |
| The safest and most reliable way to ensure your | | | | There are many dangerous and potentially harmful |
| water is safe to drink and free of contaminants is to | | | | chemicals and minerals that can end up in the water |
| invest in a home water filtration system. An in house | | | | you drink and bathe in. Children and pets can be |
| system will remove sediment which contains many | | | | especially susceptible to the effects of these |
| types of contaminants including lead and agricultural | | | | substances. By treating the water that comes into |
| waste which are slowly leeching their way into the | | | | your home you can insure that your family will enjoy |
| water supply. | | | | the safest most potable water possible. |
| One popular form of home water filtration is the | | | | |