subject: Fun Facts and an Important Tip About Ceramic Water Filter Use [print this page] Fun Facts and an Important Tip About Ceramic Water Filter Use
Below, you will find some interesting factoids and an important safety tip regarding ceramic drinking water filter use.
Any material l-- such as the silver in a ceramic water filter -- that acts to kill bacteria and other microorganisms is called a biocide. (The word "biocide" is similar in meaning to the word "pesticide.")
Some ceramic water filters include cores of activated carbon inside the filter cartridges themselves. These cores help to keep metallic contaminants out of your drinking water.
Some experts who are working to spread access to safe drinking water in impoverished and developing nations see portable ceramic water filters as important tools in their mission. For instance, the advocacy group Potters for Peace promotes the widespread use of ceramic filters in areas that dont have water sanitation facilities.
When you vitrify, or change into glass, a piece of clay in a kiln, you are actually chemically altering that clay so that its molecules will now allow water to pass through it while at the same time blocking potentially-harmful microbes.
Finally, here is one useful tip to remember when dealing with any kind of filtering receptacle Remember not to touch the inside of the receptacle that holds your clean drinking water after it has passed through the ceramic filter, and don't put any dirty water or any other materials in there, either. If the inside of this container does come into contact with any possible contaminants, be sure to sterilize it right away, or else you are defeating the purpose of owning a water filter.
