Four most effective ways of water filtration

Are you and your loved ones facing health problems at your home? The culprit could be the water that you are drinking. Contaminants present in water such as bacteria and viruses are competent enough in making one sick. Other pollutants such as lead and arsenic are enough to damage your internal organs.

 It’s very important that we consume clean drinking water. Named below are a few methods used to purify water.

1. Boiling
2. Cloth-filtration
3. Chlorination
4. Water Filters

 

Filtration of water ensures that harmful contaminants that have the capability to affect our health are eliminated for good. Some pollutants (suspended) are visible to the naked eye. However, dissolved impurities like bacteria cannot be seen by the naked eye.

Impurities found in drinking water can be broadly classified into:

 1) Suspended impurities such as mud, dust, sand, bacteria, viruses, cysts, etc.

 2) Dissolved impurities that become soluble in water such as Pesticides (commonly found in bore-well water) Arsenic & Fluoride (found in underground water sources) Heavy Metals salts like mercury, lead, copper, cadmium (from industrial wastes)

Dissolved Impurities such as Pesticides, Rust, Heavy Metals, Arsenic, Fluoride etc. are harmful to our health. They may cause serious diseases such as cholera, hepatitis A & B, jaundice, typhoid and even cancer. They also spoil the taste of water. When these dissolved impurities are removed, the water becomes healthy as well as tasty.

Considering all these factors, it makes the concept of water purification, even more important. Here’s a brief look at all of them.

1. Boiling: Boiling is the rapid vaporization of a liquid, which occurs when a liquid is heated to its boiling point. This is the simplest way that can help you ensure consumption of clean water. Boiling water is a traditional form of water purification applied in many homes. Boiling water reduces germs and parasites instantly. However, this method of water purification is ineffective against Dust, sand, chemicals, pesticides and other salts. Many people still believe boiling is the best drinking water purification mechanism. It is no doubt right but you will require boiling it for at least 20 minutes to deactivate the micro organisms. Boiling as a water purifications technique is expensive in the long run. Moreover, the particles remain even after boiling. Also, you cannot store boiled water for over two days
2. Cloth filtration: A cloth filter is a cost effective and an appropriate method for reducing contamination of drinking water. It is easy to maintain and can be used anywhere. Inexpensive cotton cloth or a sari cloth, folded four to eight times, provides a filter of approximately 20 micrometer mesh size. This is small enough to remove many suspended impurities. When no other option is available, the cloth filter is "better than nothing". Once the water has been filtered, it still needs to be disinfected.
3. Chlorination: Water chlorination is the process of adding chlorine or hypochlorite to water. This method is used to reduce certain pathogens and other microbes in tap water, as chlorine is highly toxic. In particular, chlorination is used to prevent the spread of waterborne diseases such as cholera, dysentery, typhoid etc. however, chlorine is ineffective against suspended impurities.
4. Water Filters: Water purification is the removal of contaminants from raw water to produce drinking water that is pure enough for human consumption. A water filter removes impurities from water either by means of a fine physical barrier, a chemical process or a biological process. Some advanced water filters like Kent Grand+ use a combination of RO+UV+UF +TDS control to provide clean drinking water. This patented technology is effective against suspended as well as dissolved impurities.

 

It is important that we choose the right method of water purification. To do that, you have to identify the type of contaminant present in your water as well as the source. Kent has a wide range of water filters that can help you obtain clean drinking water.