| If you are like many people who are concerned with | | | | Water filtration systems employing reverse osmosis |
| taking chlorine out of drinking water, you are | | | | technology are popular. These systems are not |
| probably aware that this chemical is not good for | | | | effective in removing chlorine if used without carbon |
| your health. Also, you are probably not too pleased | | | | filtration. Reverse osmosis filtration systems mainly |
| with chlorine's taste; therefore, you are interested in | | | | rely on a semi-permeable membrane for removing |
| getting a filtration system to remove its foul taste | | | | contaminants. However, these systems do not |
| from your drinking water. So, what kind of filtration | | | | remove contaminants with molecules smaller than |
| system should you choose to effectively remove | | | | water molecules while using a semi-permeable |
| this chemical from your water? | | | | membrane alone. Chlorine is one chemical contaminant |
| First, we must stress that chlorine is deliberately | | | | with molecules smaller than water molecules. Such |
| added to tap water in treatment plants as an | | | | systems are very expensive and waste a lot of |
| effective and economical way of killing waterborne | | | | water but can be very effective and reliable with the |
| bacteria. Without it, we could be vulnerable to | | | | right features. |
| diseases like cholera and diarrhea. The negative side | | | | Distillation systems are also ineffective in purifying |
| of using this chemical in treating our water supply, | | | | water from chlorine. Basically, these systems boil and |
| however, is that the residual level of it increases, | | | | evaporate water in one chamber and then cause the |
| making us vulnerable to adverse health problems such | | | | vapor to travel to another chamber, where it |
| as colon and bladder cancer, through long-term | | | | supposedly turns to pure water. However, this |
| consumption. | | | | method doesn't work in removing chlorine due its |
| The best tool for removing this insidious chemical is a | | | | boiling temperature being lower than water. With this |
| multi-stage water filtration system involving media | | | | behavior, the chlorine condenses along with the |
| consisting of carbon and other elements. Media in | | | | vapor, leaving the water contaminated. However, |
| such filtration systems removes chlorine through | | | | distillation does work well at getting rid of bacteria |
| adsorption, a chemical process that encourages the | | | | and viruses, but this is usually done at the municipal |
| separation of the contaminant's molecules from | | | | water supply center with the chemical desired to be |
| water molecules. In addition, the water filtration | | | | removed later. So what's the use of using this |
| system includes a stage with media which moves | | | | method with your tap? |
| chlorine and other contaminants through physical | | | | So, in taking chlorine out of drinking water, do not |
| means. Sub-micron filtration is the method of choice | | | | waste your resources on ineffective methods. |
| used in removing these contaminants physically. With | | | | Instead of doing this, invest in a system guaranteed |
| sub-micron filtration, molecules with a size as little as.5 | | | | to give you the results your health deserves. |
| microns are removed. | | | | |