subject: Pure Water Technology [print this page] Pure water technology is essential for us in these times of pollution and contamination of our water supplies. Reverse osmosis systems are well known for their ability to reduce lead to below the federal action level. However, if the lead in your water exceeds the federal action level, you should complain to the public utility of your community. Too much lead in your system can lead to chronic health problems in the elderly as well as liver problems, high blood pressure, heart disease and dementia. In the realm of pure water technology, ion exchange is the best method for removing lead from your water. It traps more than 99% of the lead particles that are present in the water.
The ion exchange process involves the exchange of ions. This is described by water passing through bead-like spherical resin materials. The water ions are exchanged with the ions attached to the beads. This pure water technology is usually used for deionization and softening of water. However, this method of filtration works best when used together with other types of filtration such as carbon filtration. This is because it does not take away many of the microorganisms found in water.
In the carbon filtration method, water passed through carbon filters gets rid of unpleasant tastes, smells, chlorine, gases, and many chemicals. Occasionally, this method gets rid of micro-organisms. This pure water technology will not have an effect on hardness of water, heavy metals and solids absorbed in water. The water collected after this method of filtration can be bettered by filtration using another method.
