However, here's a summary of the good stuff I took from the material. I hope it's of use to some of you and will help you make decisions to benefit the health of you and your family.
Distillation:
- Apparently, this process DOES NOT remove volatile organics from the water. Organic compounds are things like pesticides, herbicides and solvents. So those compounds that vapourize at 100 degrees celsius will still be in the distilled water.
- Steam distillation isn't a viable option for households b/c it's impractical and costly.
Reverse Osmosis:
- This is probably one of the best all around filters, but it's quite inefficient & more costly.
- 40-60% of the water is expelled as "bad" water. This is an unnecesssary waste of water and energy.
- Filters out 95-99% of all inorganic ions. Inorganic ions are positively/negatively charged substances found in the periodic table or a combination. For instance, chlorine, fluorine, sodium, sodium chloride (ie. salt).
- Filters out 99% of all organics greater than 100 daltons in size.
- Filters out 99% of all particles and microorganisms
- Removes endotoxins (don't know what percentage). Endotoxins are toxins released by microbes. Boiling water kills microbes, but has no effect on endotoxins already released.
Activated Carbon:
- Removes chlorine and converts it to chloride. There was no mention of whether fluorine is removed.
- Removes organics like pesticides, herbicides, solvents
- DOES NOT remove bacteria or inorganic compounds
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