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One of our research teams recently found this chart. We thought is was a very clear way for the common man to understand basic impurities. guidelines-to-doing-a-drinking-water-project-pt-2-5

Bacteria is one of the most common contaminants in raw water (Water before it goes into the water purification plants) In the plants, they use various methods such as chlorine, UV, or ozone to purify and kill the bacteria. The issues comes in after the water has left the water purification plant and is sitting

This is probably the most controversial chemical in our water. Fluoride is put into our water to reduce tooth decay. (Note: Globally Refreshing has yet to take a position on the use of fluoride.) The controversy comes in because there has been some evidence that shows that fluoride damages your brain and generally hurts your

Owning a water filter for your tap water is probably the simplest way to protect yourself against terrorism. Not many people think of tap water contamination as being a potential terrorism hazard, but it is incredible simple to pump impurities into our water system and we need to guard against that. In fact, according to

1 in 10 – lack access to safe water— 663 million people.1,9 1 in 3 – lack access to a toilet — 2.4 billion people 1,9 2X the population of the United States lives without access to safe water.1,9 More people have a cell phone than a toilet.1,10 In low and middle-income countries, 1 in

Lead paint was instituted in order to have better paint, but lead is terrible for the environment and According to the world health organization lead exposure is estimated to account for 143 000 deaths per year with the highest burden in developing regions. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs379/en/

Economic growth strives for the production of products like paper towels but also for the production of product such as chlorinated water. Chlorinated water, because of its purification effects, is responsible for the saving of lives of 177,000,000 people. The impact of this is when we prioritize economic growth we are producing products like chlorinated

This quote showcases the situation of a lack of clean water masterfully. “Where adequate water treatment is not readily available, the impact on public health can be devastating. Worldwide, about 1.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water, and twice that many lack adequate sanitation. As a result, the World Health Organization estimates that

Currently, the California water system is is being transformed by completely reusing waste water. It is truly incredible that the California water system can handle this massive expansion. This expansion reminds us however that a top quality water purification system is always our goal. No matter what stage a country is in they should be

Imagine if the United States did not have the water infrastructure that we do. The economy would be impossible and our quality of life would be much lower. We all inherently know this, but this article really illustrates this in an excellent way. http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2013-04-11/a-water-crisis-threatens-ghanas-economic-growth