| As people become more aware of the possible | | | | are 90 acres between his farm and your well. |
| danger posed by contaminants in our groundwater | | | | The fact is that every chemical your neighbor uses |
| system, more and more people are turning to well | | | | would show up if you were to test your water for |
| water filtration systems. Over the last few decades | | | | contamination. Well water filtration systems are |
| we have discovered that nearly all of the industrial | | | | important due to the fact that time and distance |
| chemicals and pharmaceuticals we produce are | | | | don't matter when it comes to contamination |
| present in our reservoir system to some degree or | | | | entering the ground. |
| another. Most of these substances are toxic or | | | | Toxins and carcinogens can travel for many miles |
| carcinogenic. | | | | from their source, and often move along beneath the |
| On top of the tens of thousands of chemicals agents | | | | ground for years. You can't afford to simply sit back |
| that have been discovered in our rivers, lakes, and | | | | and assume that you are safe, because there is too |
| streams, there are the naturally occurring toxic heavy | | | | much riding on it if it turns out you are wrong. |
| metals such as mercury, lead, and iron. You also face | | | | Even on the outside chance that there is absolutely |
| a considerable threat from the parasites and bacteria | | | | no trace of chemicals or other toxic substances |
| that thrive in our waters. There is too much out | | | | present in your water, it doesn't necessarily mean |
| there that could harm us to ignore, and we have got | | | | you are safe. There are still likely to be bacteria |
| to plot some course of action to protect ourselves. | | | | present in your water, and it may have even come |
| A lot of people who are viable candidates for well | | | | from your very own septic tank. You need to test |
| water filtration systems don't believe that they have | | | | your drinking water as soon as possible, and no |
| a problem with their water. Many seem to picture | | | | matter the results you need to shield yourself. |
| well water as eternally pristine, as though it couldn't | | | | The average well water filtration systems are |
| be affected by all of the contamination proven to be | | | | effective in removing sediment from the water, but |
| present in our water supply. You might be surprised | | | | they often don't remove anything else. A home tap |
| by how much contamination infiltrates the | | | | water purification system will use an activated |
| groundwater system, even in seemingly remote | | | | granular carbon filter, an ion exchange, and a sub |
| areas. | | | | micron filter to keep you safe from chemicals, toxic |
| Say you have a farm out in the country, which you | | | | heavy metals, parasites, and bacteria. |
| bought for the simple solitude of it. Your neighbor | | | | This is the protection that you need in order to |
| down the road has a working farm, and he uses | | | | guarantee your health. Well water filtration systems |
| fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides as he | | | | are a must for anyone using a groundwater source |
| needs to, but you feel you are safe because there | | | | to supply their drinking water. |