Carbon Water Filter

Carbon Water Filter

  In these days and times, we are constantly trying to be as healthy as possible and do what is best for our bodies, inside and out. Most of us strive for a better figure, eat healthy food, take our vitamins, and avoid what is bad for us - whether it be through new and upcoming trends or just old fashioned, traditional routes. But one of the many things that we often let slip our minds is our water. The same water that we bathe and shower in, the same water we wash our dishes and clothes with, and most importantly, the water we drink on a day to day basis. If our water is not clean or pure, we could be drinking an unhealthy, and possibly even hazardous, water supply.

So what can we do to make sure our water is pure and clean? The answer is water purification. Water purification removes hazardous and harmful contaminants from our water. This is done by filtration - blocking or removing contaminants. Carbon filtration is a relatively inexpensive and efficient way to purify your water. Carbon filters are a great choice because they work so well. This is because of their large surface area. One pound of carbon has the surface area of approximately 125 acres! This allows carbon to actually absorb a large amount of chemicals and other substances that are dangerous to us. Not only that, but carbon can remove particles anywhere from 0.5 micrometers to 50 micrometers in size. Carbon filters are super effective at removing bad tastes and odors from water. In addition, they also remove hazardous type things such as chlorine, benzene, radon, volatile chemicals like pesticides and herbicides and hundreds of other man-made chemicals. Several of those hazardous chemicals can cause cancer, problems with the brain and nervous system, and many other health risks that can affect you and your loved ones.

Unfortunately, there are things that carbon filters cannot particularly remove. For example, viruses are unfortunately too small to be removed by carbon filters. Heavy metals such as minerals, salts, asbestos, copper, arsenic, cadmium, beryllium, antimony, barium, chromium, fluoride, nickel, mercury and other contaminants cannot be filtered out of the water with a carbon filter and may require a reverse osmosis system or distiller instead. Reverse osmosis is when water is filtered through a semi-permeable membrane. Distillation vaporizes water to separate it from contaminants. Depending on the area you live in and the condition of your water, your local water treatment facility may not always effectively remove all of the threatening impurities in your water. Therefore, an activated carbon filter would be an affordable and effective choice for water purification.