Month: September 2022

HOME-BASED water treatments, the logical solution to our findings, are neither straightforward nor are without the quacking of competing, and often false, claims. Yet what we have collectively been through to get here (and the end is not yet in sight, sorry), demands some answers. Soldier on with guarded optimism, my friends. View in LinkedIn

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT AT MUNICIPALITIES COULD HELP. "GAC can be utilized to remove organic precursurs of DBPs, or adsorb the DBPs themselves. For surface water treatment (precursor or DBP removal), coal-based carbons have been the traditional product choice." http://lnkd.in/dvw6MzH View in LinkedIn

ANOTHER ACTIVATED CARBON SYSTEM. "AquaCarb® CX Series carbons have the high microporous structure of coconut shell-based carbon combined with the faster kinetics of bituminous coal-based carbons and exhibit a higher adsorption capacity than coal-based carbon for surface water treatment, with greater throughput before carbon breakthrough." http://lnkd.in/dvw6MzH View in LinkedIn

CARBON WORKHORSE. "Solid carbon block filters effectively treat the age-old contaminants of yesteryear, such as lead, TCE, chlorine, benzene and “new” contaminants found in the nation’s drinking water supplies today like MTBE, chloramines and PCBs." http://thewaterfilterladysblog.com/water-filter-comparisons/ View in LinkedIn

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT AT MUNICIPALITIES is not rocket science. What is the problem about implementing this simple system and stopping carcinogens in our drinking water? The reality is that we need at least two systems to cover the bases. This is not difficult. It is outrageous that this is not routinely done. http://lnkd.in/da9fJjH View in LinkedIn

"CCAC recommends that chloramine be removed from the water supply. The SFPUC should discontinue the use of chloramine as a water disinfectant until the appropriate scientific studies are done to test the safety of chloramine as a water treatment option." http://www.chloramine.org/chloraminefacts.htm View in LinkedIn

CHLORAMINE REMOVAL. "To remove chloramine, an extensive carbon filter (to remove the chlorine part of the chloramine molecule) followed by a reverse osmosis or cation filter (to remove the ammonia) is necessary." http://www.chloramine.org/chloraminefacts.htm View in LinkedIn

BEWARE QUICK FIXES. "There is NO certified showerhead filter to remove chloramine. The high flow rate and large volume of water passing through a showerhead renders the showerhead filter useless." http://www.chloramine.org/chloraminefacts.htm View in LinkedIn

"CHARCOAL FILTERS have an annual estimated cost of US$10 to 100 for a family that uses 25 liters of water per day. Countries with local access to charcoal, or materials ... will face significantly lower costs that those that have to import the charcoal filters. Activated carbon filtration systems have an estimated average annual cost of over US$100 for a family that uses 25 liters a day." http://lnkd.in/dna7M4i View in LinkedIn

CHLORAMINE REMOVAL. Read this compelling summary about the problems with chloramine but disregard the sticker shock quote about prices, which is wrong. You will need activated carbon at source and reverse osmosis at cooking taps. http://www.chloramine.org/chloraminefacts.htm View in LinkedIn