Carbon Filters – What Does ‘Activated’ Mean?
Charcoal is carbon. Activated charcoal is charcoal that has been treated with oxygen to open up millions of tiny pores between the carbon atoms. According to Encyclopedia Britannica: The use of special manufacturing techniques results in highly porous charcoals that have surface areas of 300-2,000 square metres per gram. These so-called active, or activated, charcoals […]
Carbon Filters – How They Work
From www.naturalsolutions1.com  HISTORY Carbon is the most adsorbent material known to man and has been used to purify air and water for thousands of years. In fact, the use of carbon dates so far back into history that its exact origin has been impossible to document. Historians do know that as far back as 1500 […]
Reverse Osmosis – The Chemistry Explained
Diffusion is the movement of molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. Osmosis is a special case of diffusion in which the molecules are water and the concentration gradient occurs across a semipermeable membrane. The semipermeable membrane allows the passage of water, but not ions (e.g., Na+, Ca2+, Cl–) […]
Reverse Osmosis – What Does It Mean?
Reverse osmosis systems began in the 1970’s as a way to get large quantities of pure water for industrial purposes. The water was not meant for drinking water and it did not face any of the standards that drinking water does. However, as people began realizing how many toxic substances existed in their drinking water […]
Cost Savings Of Doing Away With Bottled Water
As discussed above, customers have many reasons for buying bottled water, but many are unaware of the alternatives available today. Better, more convenient and cheaper alternatives. What if there was a way to remove chemicals, taste and odour from your drinking water, and save thousands of dollars over (say) a three year period. There is! […]
The Case Against Bottled Water
The following are extracts from the respected website of allaboutwater.org dated 2004: “Recent allegations against the Coca-Cola Company and its brand name of bottled water, Dasani, have publicly highlighted one of the biggest misconceptions about the quality of bottled water. Coca-Cola, advertising its bottled water as “pure, still water,” is now being investigated for misleading […]
10 Healthy Reasons To Drink Water
Water is absolutely essential to the human body’s survival. A person can live for about a month without food, but only about a week without water. Water helps to maintain healthy body weight by increasing metabolism and regulating appetite. Water leads to increased energy levels. The most common cause of daytime fatigue is actually mild […]
