"Water Pollutants and the Risk to Health
If you want to have safe drinking water and also avoid the potentially harmful effects of inhaling water pollutants or absorbing them through your skin, a first step is to understand the kinds of pollutants that may be in your water. Let’s begin by dividing all water pollutants into two broad categories: nuisance pollutants and health-threatening pollutants. Nuisance pollutants are those that cause discomfort or inconvenience. They can cause water to taste, smell, or look bad, and they can render soap and washing less effective. First we’ll look at the health-threatening pollutants, which fall into the following categories:
Purification Media
Purifiers
Carafe
"Drinking plenty of water is part of a healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, bottled water can get expensive, and tap water can contain contaminants that no one wants to drink.
That’s why having a water filter pitcher in your refrigerator is a good idea.
Unlike other water filtration products, a water filter pitcher is ready to use almost as soon as you take it out of the box, so you can begin drinking more water right away.
But with so many pitchers on the market, finding the right one for your kitchen can be a challenge. You need to know what capacity, material, type of filter, and other features to look for to find the one that’s right for you." Buying guide for best water filter pitchers
Brita
Clearly Filtered f
Invigorated Water f
Pur
Wellness Water Carafe f
ZeroWater
Faucet
"These screw directly onto a sink faucet. When you don't need to filter, such as when rinsing dishes, a valve lets you bypass the filter. Their cartridges last longer than the carafes' but still must be replaced four times per year. The rate at which they deliver water can slow with use." - Consumer Reports
Brita
Culligan
Instapure F8 Ultra
Hima f
Homy f
pH PURIFY Multi-Stage f
PUR FM3700 Advanced
Waterdrop f
Countertop
"..water filters are typically used when a temporary installation is desired, such as in apartments, in a vacation cabin, or where a faucet hole is not available for an under sink installation, or where under the counter space is not available. A countertop water filter provides high-quality filtration for your drinking water -- a step above faucet-mounted and pitcher water filters. Most countertop systems filter chlorine and its by-products, cysts, lead, volatile organic chemicals (VOC's) and over a hundred other substances from your tap water. These filters also leave healthy minerals in your water, such as calcium, potassium and magnesium. Countertop water filters are among the easiest on the market to install. Most models come with a diverter valve and hose that attaches to your faucet, no further installation is necessary. Unlike under-sink water filters, which must be connected to your plumbing, a counter top water filter is portable. You can take it with you on a trip and get pure, clean water anywhere you go. Municipal water systems add chlorine to the water to kill microorganisms. However, chlorine does not kill cysts, which leaves you vulnerable to some species of parasites. A good countertop filter removes contaminants as small as .5 microns -- including cysts that become parasites in your body. Countertop water filters are very effective at removing bad tastes and odors from your drinking water. The water from a countertop filter tastes fresh, clean, and pure. Bad tastes and odors in water can be caused by sulfur or chlorine, but they are most often caused by organic contaminants -- algae by-products from surface water sources. These by-products are not believed to have any adverse health effects and can be easily removed using activated carbon filtration...." Mr Waterfilter
Undercounter
"These attach to the cold-water line beneath a sink. The housing can be attached to a wall or cabinet back. Filtered water is drawn through a separate faucet" Media same as the countertop category.
Pure Earth f
Distiller
Distilled water is water that has been boiled into vapor and condensed back into liquid in a separate container. Impurities in the original water that do not boil below or near the boiling point of water remain in the original container. Thus, distilled water is one type of purified water. - Distilled water From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shower
One can choose between a bulb or a hand-held hose spray (which can also be used to wash a pet or clean the tub and/or shower stall) filter with or without massaging spray. The preferred media is KDF or KDF with either: Chlorgon, or Filterfoam.
Bath
Hang this purifier from the tub faucet and the KDF media it contains cancels the chlorine that gushes out of that faucet, providing one with a non-chemical bath.
Wholehouse
"These (systems) hook up to your home's water main, so you can use filtered water for bathing, laundry, and dishes. If your tap water contains sediment, a whole-house system can protect your appliances and eliminate having to periodically clean out clogged faucet aerators." Can be made with the same media as countertop models.
CuZn
PureEarth Backwashing KDF/GAC
WaterSource
Spa/Pool
Being larger than bathtubs, spas and swimming pools use either copper/silver, ozone, and or ultraviolet water purification, sanitation and algae elimination opposed to the tradition solely chlorine that can cause skin cancer and irritation from chloramines created when chlorine combines with water.
CuZn
EcoSmarte
Purewater
Garden/RV
Toxins such as chlorine and other pollutants come out of the garden hose. are included in the water being used to water the lawns, and in the water being loaded into RVs (recreation vehicles) and one can use these water purification devices applicable to those problems and circumstances.
Camco 40043 TastePure RV
Clearsource Premium RV
Culligan RV-800 RV
CuZn Garden
Sports Bottle, Straw (Filtered), or Camping
Katadyn Vario pump water filter
LifeStraw Go bottle
Sawyer Products MINI filtration system
SteriPen Adventurer UV purifier
Travel
When one is traveling, one can be served water that contains local tap water that might contain suspect ingredients so these purification devices can provide one with reliable alternatives.
Travel Berkey Gravity-Fed filter
Lifeboat/raft desalinator
If you want to have safe drinking water and also avoid the potentially harmful effects of inhaling water pollutants or absorbing them through your skin, a first step is to understand the kinds of pollutants that may be in your water. Let’s begin by dividing all water pollutants into two broad categories: nuisance pollutants and health-threatening pollutants. Nuisance pollutants are those that cause discomfort or inconvenience. They can cause water to taste, smell, or look bad, and they can render soap and washing less effective. First we’ll look at the health-threatening pollutants, which fall into the following categories:
- Pathogens (harmful microorganisms),
- Toxic Minerals (toxic inorganic substances):
- Aluminum
- Arsenic
- Asbestos
- Barium
- Cadmium
- Chromium
- Copper
- Fluoride
- Lead
- Mercury
- Nitrate
- Nitrite
- Selenium
- Silver
- Organic chemicals
- Radioactive substances
- Additives (Chloride, Fluoride [YES, NO], Flocculants)"
from-The Drinking Water Book: How to Eliminate Harmful Toxins from Your Water by Colin Ingram
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Purification Media
- GAC (Granulated Activated Carbon)
- Solid Block Carbon
- Ceramic
- KDF (copper-zinc: fine, powder, or foam)
- R/O (Reverse Osmosis Membrane)
- Fluoride (f) removal (Alumina, Bone char)
- Distiller
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Purifiers
Carafe
"Drinking plenty of water is part of a healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, bottled water can get expensive, and tap water can contain contaminants that no one wants to drink.
That’s why having a water filter pitcher in your refrigerator is a good idea.
Unlike other water filtration products, a water filter pitcher is ready to use almost as soon as you take it out of the box, so you can begin drinking more water right away.
But with so many pitchers on the market, finding the right one for your kitchen can be a challenge. You need to know what capacity, material, type of filter, and other features to look for to find the one that’s right for you." Buying guide for best water filter pitchers
Brita
Clearly Filtered f
Invigorated Water f
Pur
Wellness Water Carafe f
ZeroWater
Faucet
"These screw directly onto a sink faucet. When you don't need to filter, such as when rinsing dishes, a valve lets you bypass the filter. Their cartridges last longer than the carafes' but still must be replaced four times per year. The rate at which they deliver water can slow with use." - Consumer Reports
Brita
Culligan
Instapure F8 Ultra
Hima f
Homy f
pH PURIFY Multi-Stage f
PUR FM3700 Advanced
Waterdrop f
Countertop
"..water filters are typically used when a temporary installation is desired, such as in apartments, in a vacation cabin, or where a faucet hole is not available for an under sink installation, or where under the counter space is not available. A countertop water filter provides high-quality filtration for your drinking water -- a step above faucet-mounted and pitcher water filters. Most countertop systems filter chlorine and its by-products, cysts, lead, volatile organic chemicals (VOC's) and over a hundred other substances from your tap water. These filters also leave healthy minerals in your water, such as calcium, potassium and magnesium. Countertop water filters are among the easiest on the market to install. Most models come with a diverter valve and hose that attaches to your faucet, no further installation is necessary. Unlike under-sink water filters, which must be connected to your plumbing, a counter top water filter is portable. You can take it with you on a trip and get pure, clean water anywhere you go. Municipal water systems add chlorine to the water to kill microorganisms. However, chlorine does not kill cysts, which leaves you vulnerable to some species of parasites. A good countertop filter removes contaminants as small as .5 microns -- including cysts that become parasites in your body. Countertop water filters are very effective at removing bad tastes and odors from your drinking water. The water from a countertop filter tastes fresh, clean, and pure. Bad tastes and odors in water can be caused by sulfur or chlorine, but they are most often caused by organic contaminants -- algae by-products from surface water sources. These by-products are not believed to have any adverse health effects and can be easily removed using activated carbon filtration...." Mr Waterfilter
APEC R/O f
Apex Alkaline Drinking
Berkey (gravity) f
Catalytic Carbon Block
CT-2K Dual Cartridge f
ProOne (gravity)
Undercounter
"These attach to the cold-water line beneath a sink. The housing can be attached to a wall or cabinet back. Filtered water is drawn through a separate faucet" Media same as the countertop category.
Distiller
Distilled water is water that has been boiled into vapor and condensed back into liquid in a separate container. Impurities in the original water that do not boil below or near the boiling point of water remain in the original container. Thus, distilled water is one type of purified water. - Distilled water From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Megahome Stainless, Glass Collection
Mini-Classic CT Stainless Steel
Waterwise 4000
Shower
One can choose between a bulb or a hand-held hose spray (which can also be used to wash a pet or clean the tub and/or shower stall) filter with or without massaging spray. The preferred media is KDF or KDF with either: Chlorgon, or Filterfoam.
AquaBliss High Output Revitalizing
The PureEarth Back-Washing KDF
Sprite HO2-WH High Output
The TurboShower
Bath
Hang this purifier from the tub faucet and the KDF media it contains cancels the chlorine that gushes out of that faucet, providing one with a non-chemical bath.
Crystal Quest CQE-SP-00800
Santevia Organic Cotton
CuZn Bath Ball
Wholehouse
"These (systems) hook up to your home's water main, so you can use filtered water for bathing, laundry, and dishes. If your tap water contains sediment, a whole-house system can protect your appliances and eliminate having to periodically clean out clogged faucet aerators." Can be made with the same media as countertop models.
CuZn
PureEarth Backwashing KDF/GAC
WaterSource
Spa/Pool
Being larger than bathtubs, spas and swimming pools use either copper/silver, ozone, and or ultraviolet water purification, sanitation and algae elimination opposed to the tradition solely chlorine that can cause skin cancer and irritation from chloramines created when chlorine combines with water.
CuZn
EcoSmarte
Purewater
Garden/RV
Toxins such as chlorine and other pollutants come out of the garden hose. are included in the water being used to water the lawns, and in the water being loaded into RVs (recreation vehicles) and one can use these water purification devices applicable to those problems and circumstances.
Camco 40043 TastePure RV
Clearsource Premium RV
Culligan RV-800 RV
CuZn Garden
Sports Bottle, Straw (Filtered), or Camping
Katadyn Vario pump water filter
LifeStraw Personal
LifeStraw Go bottle
Sawyer Products MINI filtration system
SteriPen Adventurer UV purifier
Travel
When one is traveling, one can be served water that contains local tap water that might contain suspect ingredients so these purification devices can provide one with reliable alternatives.
CT-10S Itty Bitty
Travel Berkey Gravity-Fed filter
Lifeboat/raft desalinator
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