Water Filtration System For Your Home

Many of you may not realize how important it is to install a water filtration system in your home. It seems easier to buy bottled and less expensive on the short term. Some of you may even drink straight from the tap.

Well, if you are going to drink bottled water, you may as well drink tap-water, because they are in reality the same thing. Bottling companies are not required to provide something "safer than" the stuff that runs through your faucet. Perhaps, some of them do. The Environmental Protection Agency suggests that you call up the bottling company and ask them what type of water filtration system they use. If they do not use a sub-micron particle filter, then microbial cysts may be floating around in your bottle. In case, you don't know what any of that means, "cyst" refers to the oocyst stage of life of a microscopic organism, such as a parasite or protozoan. Only a sub-micron water filtration system will remove them. If ingested, the tiny creatures grow inside the intestine causing illness. In people with poorly developed or compromised immune systems, they can cause death.

The EPA sets standards for public water supplies. The Food and Drug Administration sets the standards for bottled waters. Both government organizations want you to realize that there is always a possibility of contamination. You read about E coli contamination of tomatoes, broccoli, spinach and other food stuff. You are always careful to wash your fruits and vegetables. But, without a water filtration system on your tap, you can be the source of contamination. Not because of E coli, but because of cysts. The public water filtration system in your local area will make an effort to warn you if E coli are present. That type of contamination can occur after flooding. The only solution in that instance is to boil. Boiling removes bacteria and other living organisms. It does not remove chemical contaminants like benzene, BPA and phthalate. All of those contaminants have been found in bottled waters. Any of them can make you sick. Chlorine is a fairly common problem for most people. It's the reason that a lot of people stop drinking from their faucets. But, you are just as likely to find chlorine in a bottle.

We bought a cheap store brand once, before we got our own water filtration system. The stuff in the bottle tasted just like pool water. Companies are only required to meet FDA standards if they are shipping across state lines.

So, if you have to buy bottled, read the label. If you are recovering from chemotherapy or have another illness that affects the strength of your immune system, always call the company and ask about their water filtration system. If you buy a point of use or personal system, make sure that it is certified to remove cysts and chemicals, as well. We all have to make efforts to protect our present and future health. Those traces of chemical contaminants that the EPA says not to worry about, may be more dangerous than anyone thought. Researchers are showing that long term exposure to low levels of toxins leads to a variety of chronic and life threatening illnesses. That's why you need a water filtration system for your home.

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