Is it Worth Looking For Home Water Purifiers?

There is a growing concern, even in the so called civilized countries, about Water distributed to citizens' homes by municipal services all over the world.

Scientists and Researchers alike advise that, because of increasing global population and accelerating Climate Changes, due to human activities disregardful of the environment, a major water supply crisis is to be expected.

Besides that, Water Quality is at risk in many locations. A Google search of this term will produce a large number of alarming news and articles pointing to dangers to health.

You may wish to see for yourself independent and authoritative confirmation of the assertions above in the References that we propose for your consultation at the bottom of this article.

Many people turned to Bottled Water hoping to have solved the problem once and for all. Unfortunately this is far from true. It is now clear that, because of lack of accepted standards, bottled water is often not better than tap water.

Its quality may be much worse if the plastic bottles are left to degrade in sunlight for a long time.

Furthermore the discarded empty plastic bottles pose a costly threat to the environment for the pollution they generate.

There is a whole industry thriving on the misconceptions that made possible the enormous waste connected with the consumption of this not needed but much requested commodity.

The promotional campaigns of that rich industry tend to perpetuate the dependence of innocent people on the bottled water illusion of better and safer supply.

Different technologies are proposed to improve tap water quality by performing at the point of use a purification treatment to the vital liquid flowing in the city piping.

One should know better the action of such purifiers because, while the removal of contaminants is performed with similar results by different techniques, the individual substances removed may be different, so that certain devices may deplete essential minerals from the final product.

Involved parties view often the quality produced as more or less acceptable for public health, depending on their vested interests.

Because of the contrasting opinions moving around, it would be advisable that inquisitive people who care for their family health, research independently the issues as far as possible, by looking into official and authoritative documents and reports.

It is recommended to look for a reliable and trusted supplier of water purification systems, by asking questions and by verifying testimonials and customer satisfaction.

Here are the References announced above for interested readers:
"However, unless the basic cause - globally increasing greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of fossil fuels - is dealt with, periods of water shortage will become more frequent and severe." (http://www.csiro.au/news/ps2cd.html)

"Food and water shortages are now a dangerous reality particularly in many developing countries"
(http://ec.europa.eu/research/headlines/news/article_08_07_02_en.html)

Elia E. Levi is a retired engineer.
After researching the subject of drinking water quality and of home water filters and purifiers, he set up a website where he proposes the results of his inquiry for all to consider, to reach independently their conclusions.
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