Posts Tagged ‘Water purification’

Emergency Water Purification

Saturday, January 30th, 2010
A kettle boils
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You never known when a natural disaster or other crisis may occur that could adversely affect the safety of your drinking water supply. Be prepared. Know where the closest water source is located and how to purify water for your family in the event of an emergency. Please Note: Never use floodwater for drinking, even if it has been treated.

Boiling water for drinking is the preferred way to destroy harmful organisms. If needed, water should be filtered and settled to remove as many impurities as possible prior to boiling. Filtering can be done through clean pieces of cloth. Once settled, the clear water should be boiled vigorously for a full minute in most areas and three minutes at high altitudes. (more…)

Water conditioning and water filtration

Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Tap water
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Water filtration and conditioning systems are designed to remove the chemicals, minerals and other health-harmful impurities found in residential and commercial water systems. These impurities occur in municipal systems, rural systems and even in wells because of chemical runoff, farm effluence and natural minerals. A water conditioning system that removes these invaders may be a simple filtration device, it may be a apparatus that softens the water via chemical means, usually salt, or it may even be an electro-magnetic attachment to the water lines.

Filtration: A filtering device is placed either on the inbound water line that serves the whole house, or on the line to the particular area of the house where you need the contamination removal the most, like the kitchen. Filtration will remove most of the particulate matter down to a few microns in size, eliminating much of the chemical taste and minerals in your drinking, cooking and washing water. The filters need to be changed periodically to remain effective. (more…)

Water - Why We Can’t Live Without It

Friday, June 19th, 2009
macro water drop
Image by Hypergurl - Tanya Ann via Flickr

Ask any doctor or health official what they feel is the single most important nutrient that our bodies need on a daily basis and their answer will unanimously be water. Interestingly enough, water isn’t a nutrient at all, but it is completely essential to the daily functioning of our bodies.

In most cases, water is even more important for us to have than food, as one will die from dehydration far well before they are affected by starvation. Lack of water can result in light symptoms such as sore throat and headaches, and can eventually lead to worse symptoms such as fainting. This is why it is extremely important to stay hydrated and drink approximately eight glasses of water each day. (more…)