| You think your drinking water is safe? Maybe you've | | | | especially for mixing baby formula. The reason for |
| purchased the latest device and attached it to your | | | | this is that hot water is more likely to contain higher |
| faucet. It sure looks clean and clear. However, you | | | | levels of lead in it than cold. |
| really cannot tell if it is safe simply by looks alone. In | | | | Another way to safeguard your drinking water is to |
| the past, it was acceptable to take sub-par measures | | | | put a home filtration system in place. This is an |
| like boiling or using any old home filter to get "pure" | | | | important step in protecting you and your family |
| water. But today, such methods are simply not | | | | from harmful contaminants. A twin-cartridge water |
| enough for clearing out the many contaminants found | | | | filter system can be a vital asset and help you keep |
| issuing from your tap . Knowing more about the | | | | your children safer. The way a dual filter system |
| water purification process is a step in the right | | | | works is that it employs two methods in the |
| direction, as well as learning about the toxins that can | | | | purification process. A combination of carbon filtration, |
| enter your domestic supply. | | | | ion exchange and sub-micron filtration is accomplished |
| Believe it or not, next to chlorine, lead is the most | | | | right at your kitchen tap. |
| frequent contaminant found in tap water. This | | | | Let me explain water purification a little further from |
| contamination usually happens when it travels from | | | | a dual-filtration perspective. A dual system works to |
| the main supply in the street to your home's faucet. | | | | filter out chlorine, the problematic lead (mentioned |
| That's why it's so hard to explain water purification | | | | earlier) and even pharmaceuticals and cysts |
| on a large scale. The treatment typically takes place | | | | (chlorine-resistant parasites). While filtering out all of |
| at a central location. Unfortunately people don't take | | | | this junk the system also works to keep the natural |
| into account what happens to their water after that. | | | | trace minerals in your water. A treatment product like |
| In fact, most lead in drinking water comes from | | | | this can be installed on a standard kitchen faucet. Be |
| corrosion of lead piping, solder and other plumbing | | | | sure that when you are shopping for a system, you |
| fixtures inside the home. As you may know, all of | | | | find one that can produce at least 30 gallons of |
| these types of plumbing fixtures are made with | | | | ultra-filtered water per hour. |
| about 8 to 15 percent lead. It's also known that the | | | | In conclusion, even natural spring water has to be |
| EPA approximates that a very large percentage of | | | | tested before you know what kind of treatment it |
| homes have some type of plumbing system made | | | | needs. So be cautious about the water you drink. |
| with lead that can bleed into tap water. What's more, | | | | Also, be aware of the local treatment process and |
| the EPA has determined that there any level of lead | | | | how you can work to eliminate lead from your home |
| in drinking water is deemed unsafe. | | | | supply. You will find not only is a home filtration |
| One tip outside of filtration you can follow is to use | | | | process economical, but you can have great tasting |
| cold water for consumption and cooking and | | | | water. |