QUESTION: 1. Are pesticides a serious problem in our drinking waters? 2. Are there systems that can remove them? ANSWER: 1. Sometimes. 2. Yes. What are pesticides? The legal definition of ‘‘pesticide’’ is: (1) any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest; (2) any substance or mixture of substances […]
Water Filtration
Water Filtration takes many, many forms. Learn why AlkaWay’s Ultrastream is so popular.. what it removes, and how it alkalinizing and infuses beneficial molecular hydrogen.
Eight Steps To Super Healthy Water from AlkaWay
Eight Steps To Super Healthy Water In our last blog post, we talked about the “why” of our revolutionary UltraStream alkaline water filter system: Why Our Filtration Process is Better. This post has a little more detail on how the eight step system works and what each step adds to the quality of the […]
Why our Filtration Process is better
Why Our Water Filtration Process is Better Water filters are everywhere. They range in cost from under twenty dollars to hundreds and even thousands of dollars for an under-sink, electrically powered reverse osmosis system (like our own UltRo System). So what makes our energy-saving UltraStream mechanical filtration system a truly outstanding choice for American families? […]
Ian’s Weekly Walkabout and Talkabout. Filtering the _____ out of filter claims
This week I’m talking about filter performance claims. It’s a big issue that just gets below the radar of most consumers. If you’ve never sighted our ‘whole-of-life’ laboratory test results, click here. How we calculate a ‘whole of life’ filter test. Firstly we make a calculation on how many litres we expect the filter to […]
Lung Disease from your Drinking Water?
Very close to home… a very good reason NOT to buy a water filter.. a cheap one anyway. And all the people affected by NTM disease are on TOWN WATER.
Old Water vs. New Water
The fact is, water can appear clear and contaminant-free but can be fatal if consumed in a small dose or over a period of time. Unsafe water can even taste good, but can still contain dangerous contaminants such as arsenic, lead, radiologicals, bacteria, synthetic organic compounds and disinfections byproducts. Additionally, adds Marianne R. Metzger, business […]
More contaminants found in Bottled water
Some people are aware that plastic containers leach endocrine-disrupting compounds into food and water. Given that the term “endocrine-disrupting” is thrown around a lot, it’s important you understand what this means. Your endocrine system produces hormones that act as chemical messengers that govern certain processes in the body (such as sexual development in young people). […]
Cairo Egypt? No, Cairo USA has water problems.
CAIRO Illinois residents say the city’s tap water doesn’t look safe to drink after some new changes from the water company. Cairo citizens are now getting their water supply from the ground, rather than the Ohio River, due to repairs at the water treatment plant. Many say they are not happy with the quality of […]
10 Pointers for healthy Home Water
It’s ‘Water Week’ and the AWWA have issued a list of 10 pointers to keep on getting healthy water in your home. They are basic but worthwhile checking in on. For instance.. have YOU ever flushed your hot water system? (Neither have I!) 1. Clean faucets and aerators regularly 2. Clean and disinfect sinks and drains regularly […]
Reverse Osmosis ‘Pure’ water Argument Finally Put to Rest
There has been a debate raging for many years amongst water filter professionals. In the one camp is the ‘pure water’ advocates who insist that we are better off drinking the purest form of H2O possible (‘Pure’ meaning devoid even of minerals) In the other camp, there are the professionals who believe that we should drink water […]
What’s In Your Water?
The latest USA official tally of ‘notified’ contaminants in public drinking water is 315. More than half of these pollutants have zero regulation standards. Amongst those that do have standards. FORTY-NINE are over the safe level. As you know, we’ve been supplying water ionizers and filters for 12 years. That’s a lotta water through our […]
A Telling Post about Clean Water
Charlie Meurer is a senior chemical engineer at Stanley Consultants, Iowa. He specialises in water purification. I think his summation of the environmental status of our water supplies is ‘right on’. “You must die from some cause as it is the will of Allah. There are still radionuclides in the environment from the genius atmospheric […]