| Although we usually think of the water provided by a | | | | filtration system set up the risk to health can be |
| utility company as being safe for drinking the truth is | | | | extremely high. |
| often rather different. It is for this reason that water | | | | Of course it is not just man made chemicals that |
| quality testing should be thought of as an important | | | | should be removed, there can also be a large amount |
| activity to carry out on a regular basis. | | | | of micro organisms and bacteria also present in the |
| There are many factors that can have an impact on | | | | supply. Though most municipal councils would add |
| the quality of drinking water we use. This includes | | | | chlorine to remove such problems, long term |
| toxins from farm run off, industrial and factory | | | | exposure to this compound can cause health |
| waste, contamination from other houses, even | | | | problems. There are studies which show a link |
| corroded pipes. | | | | between high levels of chlorine and various cancers, |
| Depending on your location and the age of your | | | | also the taste of chlorine is far from appealing. |
| property, the pipes that carry the supply below your | | | | No matter what part of the country you live in you |
| street and into your home may be made out of lead. | | | | should not automatically think what comes out of a |
| If lead is not identified and removed through an | | | | tap that is safe to drink, do not be fooled into a |
| adequate filtration system it can cause serious | | | | false sense of security simply because it looks |
| sickness. There is a direct correlation between brain | | | | transparent, it is not just in the developing that there |
| damage and lead consumption. | | | | are problems in this regard. The only way you can |
| It is not just high levels of lead and iron oxide that | | | | guarantee clean pure refreshment for your home is |
| need to be removed from the pipes, there are in | | | | to use an adequate filtration system. Such a set up |
| fact as many as fifty thousand different compounds | | | | should include a sub micron filter, carbon filter, multi |
| which can be present in a homes water supply. Of | | | | media block as well as an ion exchange. Only then |
| these as many as two thousand are known to be | | | | can you be sure that it is safe for you and your |
| carcinogenic. If you do not have a water testing and | | | | family to drink and cook with. |