| 100 dead and 40,000 sick in Milwaukee in 1993. If only | | | | systems are in place to minimize a repeat of the |
| they had biological waste treatment in their homes, | | | | Milwaukee outbreak, but wouldn't it be wise to give |
| the fatalities and the number of people sick could | | | | your family an added layer of protection against |
| have been greatly reduced. This is a true store by | | | | microbiological contaminants in their tap water. After |
| the way, the result of the 1993 Milwaukee | | | | all water is life and we ought to be drinking it daily. |
| cryptosporidium outbreak that affected the water | | | | This is where home biological water treatment |
| supplies of people in that location. | | | | devices come in. A quality unit, can eliminate bacteria |
| This occurrence brought the matter of microbiological | | | | in drinking water and give you and your family |
| contaminants in drinking water in sharp focus. People | | | | healthy, safe drinking water. |
| realized that (a) municipal water treatment systems | | | | But herein lies another problem, many households are |
| have their limits and (b) they had better take | | | | being sold water treatment systems that are |
| matters into their own hands and give their families | | | | incapable of removing microbiological contaminants |
| added protection from biological matter in drinking | | | | from drinking water. They may be getting protection |
| water. | | | | from less dangerous contaminants like sediment and |
| The Problem | | | | turbidity but the bacteria in tap water remains |
| There are the so called "super bugs", microorganisms | | | | unchecked. |
| that have become resistant to municipal water | | | | This is where online research necessary. By doing |
| treatment processes. Chlorination has helped to curb | | | | your homework, you'll find out that Reverse osmosis |
| the occurrence of waterborne illness such as cholera | | | | water filtration systems don't remove bacteria and |
| nd typhoid but "super bugs" such as cryptosporidium | | | | are therefore not a biological water treatment |
| and giardia are chlorine resistant. | | | | system. |
| And it is just not these two microorganism that can | | | | Activated carbon filters are partial removers of |
| cause problems. Studies show that eromonas, | | | | bacteria in tap water but are more suitable from |
| legionella, pseudomonas and others have increasingly | | | | removing chemicals in drinking water. |
| turned up in water supplies across the country. | | | | The two best biological water treatment systems |
| What is so alarming about this is that of all the other | | | | are ultraviolet water purifiers and distillation systems. |
| drinking water contaminants, heavy metals, chemicals | | | | What To Do Now. |
| (organic and inorganic), biological entities are the most | | | | Scour the internet and find out as much as possible |
| dangerous. Ingesting microbiological contaminants via | | | | about the best uv filters and distillers. Find out about |
| a glass of water can make you sick or kill you real | | | | prices, product certification and the reputation of the |
| fast. Those survivors of the Milwaukee | | | | seller. |
| cryptosporidium outbreak can attest to that | | | | If you put in this initial legwork, you'd be way ahead |
| The Solution | | | | of those who jumps and buys the first water filter |
| The government must play their part in ensuring that | | | | they see. |