Filter or Distill Me?

What is the best way to treat contaminated water: filtering or distilling? The debate rages on.

It's not news that all around the world we have a serious water
contamination issue that puts thousands of people at risk health wise.
The most frightening thing is that water contamination isn't "just"
water contamination; it may actually be classified into four different
categories – radioactive, organic, biological pathogens, and inorganic.
Well, take your pick, as they're all bad.

Given that there are these various categories, one wonders which,
overall, is the most commonly used contaminant. If you were about to
say chlorine, you’d be right. The reason is because it's inexpensive,
and since money is the bottom line these days with every "business,"
which includes local governments, it is still being used in staggering
quantities.

It goes without saying that chlorine has a history of being toxic,
even way back in the late 1800's when Europeans began to use it to
disinfect water. Scary thought isn't it? If we had contaminated water
back then, and not much has really improved, this doesn't say a lot
about the state of our critical water supplies. Chlorine also has a
nasty rep for being a chemical weapon, used during WWI.

It isn't just one or two glasses of water treated with chlorine that
happens to be the problem. It's the constant exposure to it that has
now raised the risks of getting breast cancer, bladder and colorectal
cancer by at least 93%. You should know that your municipal government
likely uses chlorine in the water in an effort to kill off biological
pathogens.

Ranking in at number two in the most common contaminants list is
lead, usually from home water pipes and fixtures with leaded solder
joints. If you've ever looked closely at your home water system, you'd
see for yourself the amount of lead on board. It's so bad that the US
Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 98% of America's homes
are using lead contaminated water. Makes you want to put that glass of
tap water back on the counter, doesn't it?

We have so much garbage piggybacking along in our water, it's enough
to make our heads spin. Pathogens (nasty microbes and viruses) are
becoming more common than they ever were, and their entrance to your
home is through your taps. There are very few products on the market
that effectively remove it, and bottled water certainly isn't a viable
option.

In truth, the only water purification system
able to provide the purest, freshest water is distillation; the only
process that ensures water is clean and safe to drink. No other water
purification method is as effective as distillation.

Larry Wardell is with H2olabs.com, a provider of water distillers and water distillation systems. To learn more about Water distillers, water distillation systems, water purification systems, visit H2olabs.com.