| Water purification is a complex topic,
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| | Chlorine can be removed with an activated
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| but learning a little about the
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| | carbon filter, but the effectiveness of
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| technology is a good idea. This is
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| | the different models varies between
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| especially true, if you are shopping for
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| | 75-99%. You should ask to see a
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| a home water filter. There some really
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| | certification, before you buy. The
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| good water purifiers and some mediocre
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| | California Public Health Certification is
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| products. What follows are some
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| | the most stringent. UL listings are also
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| suggestions about which type to look for
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| | reliable.
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| and which ones to avoid.
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| | The best manufacturers of home water
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| If you live in an area with a public
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| | purification systems provide this
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| water purification facility, then the
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| | information freely, along with their
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| liquid that comes through your faucets
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| | other brochures, but only in three states
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| has already been treated in a number of
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| | are they required to have their products
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| different processes. Of course, some
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| | certified.
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| treatment plants can supply cleaner water
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| | One problem that public water
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| than others. In its latest published
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| | purification systems cannot address is
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| annual report the EPA stated that "76% of
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| | contamination with bacteria resistant to
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| the populations served by public water
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| | chemical disinfection. One of the
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| systems received drinking water with no
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| | biggest threats is a parasite called
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| significant violations". That means that
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| | cryptosporidium. Some home water
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| for the other 24% there were significant
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| | purifiers can block 99% of these illness
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| violations.
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| | causing parasites, but not all.
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| It is reports like this that have caused
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| | In addition to chlorine and bacteria
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| consumers to look at ways to obtain
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| | there are more than 2000 chemicals in tap
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| cleaner drinking water. As a result sales
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| | water, many of them potentially
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| of water filters have increased
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| | cancerous. The best water filter for the
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| substantially. Companies ranging from
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| | money is one that blocks them all.
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| Sears to the Clorox Bleach Company are
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| | What should you avoid? You probably do
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| selling water purifiers. Regardless of
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| | not need reverse osmosis water
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| where you live, there are some
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| | purification. It does nothing to remove
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| contaminants still present in the water
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| | chemicals or bacteria. It's outrageously
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| supplied to your home. The only way to
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| | expensive and wasteful. It does, on the
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| completely protect yourself is to invest
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| | other hand, remove health giving minerals
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| in a water purifier of your own.
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| | from the water. This type of water
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| EPA standards are not all that high, you
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| | purifier is only helpful if you live on
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| see. For example the level of chlorine
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| | an island or your only source for
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| allowed by the EPA is not considered safe
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| | drinking is an untreated lake or river
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| by some experts. A recent study carried
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| | water.
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| out at Birmingham University found that
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| | Water purifiers complete the process
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| babies born in areas where drinking water
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| | begun at the public water purification
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| is heavily disinfected with chlorine are
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| | plant. Be a smart shopper and choose the
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| at double the risk of heart problems,
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| | right ones.
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| cleft palate or major brain defects.
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