| A water quality test is conducted by large treatment | | | | a `safe' level and will therefore not be included in the |
| facilities and must be passed before it can be sent to | | | | water quality test. Perchlorate, a natural element |
| your home. Companies that specialise in filtration | | | | used to create rocket fuel, is extremely hazardous |
| provide another type of water quality test that is | | | | and has been linked to damage of the endocrine |
| more accurate. | | | | system. |
| A test conducted by the large treatment facilities | | | | What are some of the advantages of water filter |
| have a variety of drawbacks in terms of testing | | | | technology? |
| conditions and the need to report all contaminants. | | | | Strict regulations and guidelines ensure that a water |
| Some contaminants have yet to be deemed safe for | | | | quality test provided by a filtration company is |
| human consumption and are therefore not included | | | | informative and accurate. |
| on the reports at this stage. | | | | A quality test from the top companies in the |
| What are some of the disadvantages of treatment | | | | business will show: |
| facility testing? | | | | • Contaminants removed |
| Trihalomethanes or THM's - these are toxic gases | | | | • Testing conditions that were utilised |
| that increase in levels when water is heated. When | | | | • Water quality expectations |
| you have a hot shower, you are essentially inhaling | | | | • Quality comparisons with treatment facilities |
| larger quantities of these gases and they will also be | | | | Installing a home filtration device within your home will |
| absorbed into your skin. | | | | ensure that you have access to the best that a |
| Treatment facilities conduct cold testing, therefore | | | | superior water quality test can provide. |
| the levels of THM's listed on your report will actually | | | | Many people are unaware of all of these facts and |
| be inaccurate when compared to the levels when | | | | are drinking water that could be harmful to their |
| used within your home. | | | | health. Take control of your health today by only |
| Some Volatile Organic Compounds or VOC's such as | | | | drinking pure and safe water. |
| perchlorate, has not yet been evaluated in terms of | | | | |