An Overview Of Water Purification Systems

World water day has just gone by, a reminder for the importance of water for ecological system. As  body consists of mostly water and for every living organism to sustain  themselves ,  there has to be enough water to quench thirst. But there is a scarcity of potable water for many. If water is available then it has to be processed in  order to use for domestic purpose. Although there are ways  to get water- by cooling air, rain water harvesting, desalination of ocean water, and other systems, water has to be treated to remove dissolved, suspended or other impurities to make it usable for drinking, industrial, pond or even fish tank.

In this overview, the different water purification systems are looked at for their “claimed” purification performances in a way to reach some conclusion for best purification system.

Google images Water treatment consists of                 purification and disinfection which not only removes impurities in water  including microbes but also makes it drinkable(addition  of taste, removal of odor and color if any). Municipal water(first there that the water is “purified”) or tap water has to be checked up before getting water purification system especially for your home.There are various filtration systems and models available that not each one can be described here, so some basic that are used widely are mentioned here with their functionalities. Sediment filters or carbon filters (or membranes) have some pros and cons as well and so do RO(reverse osmosis filters- uses water pressure to purify) in conjunction with  UV(ultra violet rays for removing microbes only). Ozonization and distillation are other method of purification. However, RO with UV systems  are better treatments and used widely. One of the commercially available model contains 7 purification stages, mainly of :  pre-filter purification, silver-impregnated activated carbon and RO purification. Bottled or mineral water also employ above mentioned  systems mainly for treatments. www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/water-treatment-backcountry.html has some of the filters compared with one another and various options available. Tips: The pH level of 7 is neutral and less means acidic and more is alkaline (good). The pH of water, some systems do not change it to neutral which needs to be adjusted for the same. The taste of water,odor  and any colorization are needed to be seen before drinking.
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