If you have not yet visited the Risk Factors For
Drinking Water Contaminants or Treatment Methods
pages yet, you might want to take a look at them first,
before sending me your question. They
contain information that should help
you develop a more focused question.
If
you are looking for a simple, economical, and highly effective long-term
solution to significantly reduce a wide variety of harmful contaminants from
your tap water, I would like to recommend a high quality, NSF
certified,
Solid Block Activated Carbon (SBAC) filtration system with sub-micron
pores. Complete
details can be found here.
This filtration system will be effective for the
majority of visitors to my site
who use municipal water and would like to
provide yourself and your family
with safe, good-tasting drinking water.
Many people using well or surface
water would also benefit from the extra
protection of a good SBAC filtration
system (perhaps in addition to a
whole-house treatment system).
There are few simpler, more effective, and economical water purification
devices available - just one filter
housing with a single, inexpensive cartridge
that you normally change about once a year.
I also developed a page that outlines
a four-step
process for selecting the
best water treatment method for your
specific situation.
Any
person who requires water of a specific microbiological purity should follow the
advice of their doctor or local health officials regarding the use and
consumption of tap water treated by ANY purification system.
I hope you gained a better understanding
of your drinking water - which contaminants might be present, where they might
come from, their possible health effects, and the most effective and economical treatment
method for reducing the contaminants you are concerned about.
If you have a question about
your water or comment/suggestions about the site please e-mail me
at :
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