The most common water born pathogens in North America are E.coli and coliforms. Other forms of bacteria and viruses may also be present in untreated water. These troublesome critters are tiny micro-organisms called pathogens. When they are ingested from consuming contaminated water you'll become very sick.Transmission of pathogens can also occur while bathing, showering, brushing teeth, or by eating food that has been exposed to infected water.
The best way to treat the water in your whole home for viruses and bacteria is with Ultra Violet Sterilization (U/V). U/V is a safe chemical free method of rapidly and effectively inactivating e.coli, coliforms, viruses and other bacteria. When exposed to the germicidal wavelengths of Ultra Violet light, they are rendered incapable of reproducing and infecting.
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Heavy metals pose a serious threat to our health. Among the World Health Organizations (WHO) Top 10 chemicals of major health concerns, four of them are metal or metalloid: arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury, and many more. Because of their toxicity, they are also listed in the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations.
Long-term exposure to inorganic arsenic causes skin pigmentation change and lesions and eventually can lead to cancer.
Cadmium targets mainly the kidneys to cause renal diseases and stays in our body from 10 to 35 years.
Lead has multiple targets in our body and is deposited mainly in bones and teeth. Children absorb four to five times as much lead as adults; children who ingest lead may suffer from neural diseases and anemia. Both elemental mercury and methyl mercury are toxic. Mercury stays in the air for one year but can be stable in water sediments for millions of years.
Reverse Osmosis technology is used to eliminate up to 98% of heavy metals. The water molecules pass through the reverse osmosis membrane while the heavy metals and other contaminants are rejected to waste, leaving you with clean water.
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If we are taking it, we are also drinking it: birth control, tranquilizers, painkillers, blood thinners, hormones, chemotherapy, antibiotics, veterinary drugs, cocaine, amphetamines etc... Whatever goes into us, also comes out of us, through our own biological voiding. Every time we flush the toilet the drugs we ingest are making their way back to our water taps. The excreted drugs pass right through most sewage treatment processes and end up in rivers and lakes, and then in our drinking water. Environment Canada officials told a Senate committee hearing that more than 165 individual pharmaceuticals and personal care products have been identified in water samples. "Pharmaceuticals being consumed are going up between 10 and 15 per cent a year, here in North America due to aging baby boomers," said Environmental Toxicologist Chris Metcalfe of Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. "So we can view this as a developing problem that will probably get worse, in terms of the amount of pharmaceuticals we can expect being discharged into the environment."
Reverse Osmosis is the best solution available as noted by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration as reducing and removing pharmaceuticals from drinking water. Several studies have shown that reverse osmosis is capable of removing 98% of the commonly encountered pharmaceuticals in drinking water.
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The Great Lakes have faced various threats for years, from industrial pollution, wastewater, development, air pollution, and pesticide runoff. The Great Lakes contain 20% of the world’s fresh water supply. More than 35 million people in the United States and Canada depend on the Great Lakes for their water. In addition to the present-day pollutants, the lakes are still feeling the effects of early settlement and industry in the region. For example, decades of industrial waste in the area introduced toxic chemicalssuch as DDT, PCBs and mercury into the lakes’ ecosystem. Large farming communities aslo contribute as pesticide, herbicide & insecticides wash into the same lakes, and wells we draw our drinking water from. Since these chemicals persist in the environment by being passed down through the food chain, they may still be present decades after the original cause of contamination
Reverse Osmosis is the best solution for removing 98% of toxic chemicals from cooking and drinking water.
Carbon Filtration is effective at reducting the chemicals in the water in your whole home.
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SEDIMENT is solid material that settles at the bottom of water. Once disturbed the sediment can lead to high turbidity.
TURBIDITY refers to the cloudiness of water which provides an environment for bacteria and virus to hide behind.
Sediment filters are made of 4 layers of polypropylene media and are available in sizes from 5 – 50 microns.
Alternatively, a Backwashable Nextsand whole home system will remove sediment down to 5 microns. It's low maintenance and is suitable for well or cistern applications.
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Although aesthetics including taste, colour and odour are generally not immediate threats to our health, consumers can easily detect them. The taste, colour and odour can have significant effects on perceptions of water quality, acceptability, and underlying effects of the long-term health issues with drinking unsatisfactory water.
Bad taste and odour can be removed with a whole home Carbon Filtration System.
For drinking water, a Reverse Osmosis System is recommended. Carbon Filtration will also help to reduce bad taste and odour from a single tap.
Organic colour can be removed using a whole home tannin backwashable system.
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