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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

EPA ON POINT-OF-ENTRY (POE) AND POINT-OF-USE (POU) WATER SYSTEMS. http://lnkd.in/d5D6PUe 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

UV POU SYSTEMS. "A concern with UV portable water purification is that some pathogens are hundreds of times less sensitive to UV light than others. Protozoan cysts were once believed to be among the least sensitive, however recent studies have proved otherwise, demonstrating that both Cryptosporidium and Giardia are deactivated by a UV dose of just 6 mJ/cm sq." http://lnkd.in/dTFBJ6P 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

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

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

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

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

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