Discover an Emerging Market for Tap Water Filters

Posted on September 28, 2011 by admin

Last year, a salesman peddling tap water filters would have seen little reason to visit a New York City restaurant. Federal authorities had proclaimed that the city water in New York had a purity that was almost unmatched throughout the world. Restaurant owners in New York City thus lacked any motivation for investing in tap water filters.

Now that situation is about to change. Water testing performed in 2004 revealed the presence of copepods in New York City water. While the Environmental Protection Agency has stated that the health of humans can not be harmed by the drinking of water containing copepods, still, restaurant owners in New York City do not want such organisms in their tap water.

For the first time in recent memory, restaurant owners in New York City are studying the available information about tap water filters. Those restaurant owners know that copepods are tiny crustaceans. Those restaurant owners also know that customers who seek to maintain a kosher diet refuse to eat crustaceans.

In other words, New York restaurants with a high percentage of Jewish customers stand in danger of losing those customers, should they decide not to invest in tap water filters. On the other hand, a restaurant that filters its tap water might expect to eliminate from that water any of the non-kosher copepods. Such a restaurant could then hope to retain its Jewish customers.

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The restaurant owners in New York City are learning that they have an opportunity to choose from among several different filtering systems. Some restaurant owners might have looked first at the prospect of pumping their water into special carafes. Those carafes contain a carbon-activated filter, one that absorbs harmful chemicals. Yet such carafes can not remove small organisms from the water.

When a filtration system uses a combination of carbon filters and ceramic filters, then the water coming from the tap is free of both harmful chemicals and unwanted micro-organisms. For that reason, some restaurant owners have chosen to install filtration systems that contain that beneficial combination (activated carbon and ceramic filters).

Distillers provide restaurant owners with an alternative to the combination filter. In a distiller, water is first converted to steam, and then condensed back into water. The distillation process removes particles and dissolved solids; it also kills any micro-organisms in the water.

Restaurant owners, who expect to profit from the use of distillers, can logically include distillers among the filtration systems that they want to study. For a homeowner, however, tap water filters are a much more sensible choice. The homeowner does not expect to profit from achieving one of his or her primary goals.

What is that goal? For most homeowners it is the ability to provide every resident of a given home with clean, pure, great-tasting water. As homeowners survey the various features on the available tap water filters they are turning more and more to one particular filter.

Homeowners can not count solely on carbon activation to remove any micro-organisms from the water. They can however feel comfortable relying on carbon filters with ion exchange and micron filtration. Moreover, unlike a distiller, a filtration system such as that just described can be readily installed in a home.

The homeowner who has elected to put-in such a system has made a wise choice. More importantly, that same homeowner has made what water specialists now point to as the safest choice.
 

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Water Pollution in Eastern United States

Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin

Water pollution is a major problem in the United States. All over the world, water pollution is increasingly becoming a major public health concern as statistics shows rising level of pollution in major waterways.  Since sustenance of life on earth depends on water, water pollution is a major threat to life on earth.  As more waterways become polluted, the amount of clean water available for domestic use is decreasing at an alarming rate.  Most source of pollution emanates from human effort to make their lives better, but animal, on land and in ocean, becomes the major culprit of the rising level of water pollution. For example, recent studies have revealed that whales have a higher concentration of carcinogenic chemicals which are endangering their lives.  Water pollution is particularly dangerous because all these chemical pollutants may end up in our bodies, which will come with devastating health consequences.

Lead is one of the common and dangerous water pollutants. Lead pollution is made worse by the fact that it may be difficult to monitor as the sources cannot be easily detected.  It cannot be detected unless complex laboratory testing is carried out, since it cannot be smelt or tasted. In most countries, lead pollution is major problem that is affecting the quality of drinking water.

Drinking water has been identified as a major source of lead pollution, accounting for around 20% of all cases of lead pollution.  Different research studies have revealed that majority of lead pollution occurs through drinking water which implies that water is well known medium for lead pollution. Apart from drinking water, lead pollution can also occur due to accumulation of lead in animals like fish which are later taken as food by humans. However, the plumbing system has been identified as major source of lead pollution.

In Eastern United States, lead pollution is already identified as a major problem in major cities. Water analysis reports shows that there is a high amount of lead in most public water system that is endangering lives of millions of Americans inhabiting these  cities. A number of research studies, especially on school children, have revealed elevated amount of lead in their bodies as a result of drinking lead contaminated water.

Although lead has been detected in public water in different cities in Eastern United States, this paper looks at elevated level of lead in Philadelphia and Washington D.C. Research studies in these two cities reveal that lead is major public health concern as water analysis shows elevated level of lead beyond the recommended levels.

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A study that was carried out by Bryant (2004) on lead contamination in drinking water in Philadelphia public schools found out that there are high levels of lead beyond the recommended levels. The study identified that young children, between the ages of 1 to 6 years are at particular risk of lead contamination, and is the main reason why the research decided to focus on public school drinking water.  The researcher collected water from 292 public schools, and later analyzed it for lead levels.  The study found out that 124 schools (42.5%) had lead levels which did not exceed 20 ppb, the recommend amount by EPA. A total of 28.7% of school buildings showed lead levels between 20pb to 50 ppb while 11.6% had lead levels between 50-100 ppb. 17.1% of the schools had lead levels exceeding 100 ppb (Bryant, 2004).

This study showed that lead pollution was a major problem for most public schools in Philadelphia. The study concluded that 57.4% of the school buildings had water lead levels which exceeded the 20ppb threshold which is usually recommended by Environment Protection Agency (EPA). Lead pollution occurs as the level of lead accumulated in the body increases. This means that depending on the amount of water that could be drunk by a student there was risk of increased exposure to lead pollution even during their formative years.  This study serves as a wake up call for authorities in Philadelphia to act and reduce the level of lead contamination.

The same cares is replicated in Washington DC. For a long time now, Washington D.C has been grappling with the problem of lead pollution in public drinking water system. Water analysis result has shown elevated levels of lead in public drinking water but as Duggan (2008) points out, there has been little will to change the lead infested water carrying pipes in Washington. D.C Water and Sewer Authority (WASA) has for long pointed out that the city is suffering from the problem of lead contamination in water deliver pipes but little progress has been achieved. Since 2004, WASA has been working top replace pipes in more than 35,000 homes in D.C to reduce the risk of lead pollution (Duggan, 2008).  To mitigate the situation before fully replacement of the pipes, WASA has introduced orthophosphate chemical treatment of water but this is just a short term solution that may not solve the major problem of water lead pollution.

WASA analysis had shown that before the chemical treatment method was introduced, more than 90% of homes had water with lead levels exceeding the EPA set limit (Duggan, 2008). This posed a great public health danger to most people in the city. After the chemical treatment was introduced, the water level reduced significantly to or less than the set EPA limit of 15 ppb.  However, there is still a major problem of lead pollution in D.C as other studies, especially on young elementary pupils, reveal rising level of lead in the body which can be attributed to lead pollution.

From the above two articles, it is evident that lead pollution remains major problem in public health despite the efforts that have been taken to deal mitigate the problem. Lead pollution in water comes from different courses. Lead in drinking water enters mainly from corrosion and wearing away of water pipes which contain lead, or mixing water with materials containing lead. Most materials that contaminate water include lead based solder which is used to weld copper pipes together, brass and chrome brass faucets, and even from pipes which are made using lead.

Lead has numerous health effects.  It can lead to health impairment and diseases occur due to long term exposure to lead.  The severity and frequency of health effects occurs with the increase in lead concentration in the blood. In the short term, lead poisoning can lead to loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, insomnia, fatigue, headache, anemia, and others. However, long term exposure may lead to disease condition and damage in blood formation, nervous, urinary, and reproductive systems.

Lead poisoning poses a great risk to all people in the society. However, children appear to be at more risk owing to the effect of lead during development years.  As has been reviewed in the above study by Bryant (2004) children are at an increased risk especially in the formative development years as lead can impair with nervous and reproductive system. Therefore, authorities need to do all they can to reduce lead pollution in water.

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Pure Home Water Purifiers Will Remove Almost 100% Of The Contaminants

Posted on September 26, 2011 by admin

Pure home water purifiers include a technology that kills living organisms, such as bacteria.  The technology is also used in the company’s air purifiers.  While this is a great idea for some homes, it is unnecessary for most.

Today’s public treatment facilities use UV light, ozone and chemical disinfectants to kill bacteria, algae and other living things.  While these processes have improved the safety of public supplies and reduced the incidences of waterborne illnesses, the improvement did not come without a cost.

The cost in this case was an increased risk of several types of cancer, including bladder cancer, which prior to the implementation of public disinfection had been relatively rare.  One of the doctors who first noticed the increase blamed chlorine. 

Chlorine is a mild toxin.  Chlorine gas is actually more toxic than the crystal or salt form.  The gas was used as a weapon until carbon-containing masks were introduced to remove the toxin from the air.

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However, it was not chlorine that caused the increase risk of cancer.  It was actually the chlorination byproducts, referred to as THMs.  A recent study conducted by EPA scientists concluded that any disinfection method would produce similar byproducts.  Thus, the only solution to the problem was point of use filtration.

In other words, you need some kind of pure water technology for your home, but the disinfection part has already been taken care of.  You actually need something to remove the disinfection byproducts.  Only a few of the filters on the market include the right technology.

In order to determine whether or not a pure home water purifier will remove THMs and other disinfection byproducts, you need to look at the company’s “product performance data”.  Companies are not required to have the testing conducted in all areas.

 The better companies do, because they are proud of their pure water technology and the performance of their products.

THMs are not the only impurities the average homeowner needs to be concerned about.  Traces of lead, pesticides, herbicides and pharmaceutical products are among the toxins that have been found in samples of public supplies tested by independent researchers.  The best purifiers will remove nearly 100% those traces.  The product performance data confirms it.

Other things you might want to consider when choosing a purifier include cost of purchase and cost of use.  While Pure Home water filters are good products, there are other brands on the market. 

It pays to do some comparative shopping, before you buy.

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4 Chemicals Found in Tap Water That Can Harm Your Family’s Health and Future Well-Being

Posted on September 24, 2011 by admin

There’s no question today that the chemicals found in tap water present a real danger to your health. With more chemicals being created and used each year, the situation is likely to get worse. Here are the 4 worst offenders that can only be removed by a handful of the best home filtration systems.

#1 Chlorine

Although this has been very successful in wiping out diseases like typhoid and cholera, one hundred years later it is still the main way to disinfect the supply.

The problem is that of all the toxic chemicals found in tap water, chlorine is one of the hardest to remove. Its by-products called THMs are known to cause cancer and drinking filtered tap water from the best systems is the only way to avoid it.

It is a fact that if you use chlorinated water, as most of us do, you have a 93%  increased chance of getting cancer, compared to those who use non-chlorinated water (from a well or filter for example).

#2 Lead

Lead is a toxic substance and again linked to cancer and learning difficulties in children. It gets into the supply as it is leached from the old pipes and even the fittings in your home. These fittings typically contain 8-15% lead, even the brass ones.

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What’s even more worrying is that now many municipals are using chloramine (chlorine and ammonia) to disinfect the supply of 1 in 5 Americans.

This stays in the water for longer and as a result, it leaches even more lead from the pipes as it is also extremely corrosive.

#3 Pesticides and Herbicides

These chemicals found in tap water enter the water table from agricultural runoff and pose a serious threat. As these synthetic chemicals are molecularly smaller than water, they are hard to remove and slip through most filters, except for the carbon ones (more on that later).

In fact recently, tap water testing found two or more pesticides in the drinking water of 27 of the 29 cities tested in the US! In Fort Wayne, Indiana however they found 9 different types in a single glass of tap water.

#4 Prescription Drugs and Pharmaceuticals

With the rate of prescriptions rising at around 8% each year, this is becoming a modern menace. Around a third of the meds taken are unmetabolized and are flushed away and enter the system. Again, these are hard to remove and include mood stabilizers, cancer drugs, hormones, steroids, antibiotics and much more.

Already, due to the high hormone levels, some fish are changing sex and more and more men are experiencing enlarged breasts.

If you want to remove 99% of all of these toxins, the only type of filter is an activated carbon one, using a dual cartridge system and ion exchange.

Filtered tap water today provides the only way to protect your family from the ever increasing amount of contaminants in your supply.

Visit my website below if you would like to learn more about the types of water filtration systems that I personally recommend and use.

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Identify Water Problems with Water Quality Test Kits

Posted on September 22, 2011 by admin

Unlike the good old times of natural cultivation, use of environment friendly materials and unpolluted environments, water contamination was something unheard of. The present day circumstances are a threat to the water bodies. Industrialization, pollution and contamination are posing dangers to the water that is consumed and used for daily purposes.

Along with affecting human health, contaminated water leads to a host of other problems that affect the appliances and other household elements. Recent studies have shown that water supplied by the municipal corporations may have to be checked for quality! So what is the fuss all about? Water quality gives an idea of the contaminants of water and whether it can be safe for consumption and use for domestic purposes.

Contamination of water is mainly due to presence of harmful bacteria specially the Coliform. There are a host of harmful metallic components like lead, arsenic and sulfur that are hazardous to one’s health. Other than these factors, presence of high levels of calcium and bicarbonates makes the water hard. Hard water causes a host of problems. It causes scaling on the utensils, kitchen appliances, taps and heating coils. Hard water also doesn’t produce as much as lather with soap and hence the washing process goes ineffective. With a host of such problems, water test kits become necessary to determine the necessary steps for normalizing water for drinking and domestic purposes.

The general test of sampling water is by appearance and testing for foul smells. If there is a cloudy appearance in the water, then it is contaminated. But most of the contamination goes unnoticed to the naked eye. Water Quality Test Kits   are the best bet that can help in detecting contaminants in the water. Test results will let individuals decide the water purification processes or softening processes in case of hard water. Using water test kits at home is quite simple and the results are out in no time. There are no hassles of carrying water samples to the nearby laboratory or waiting for the result.

Water is an essential part of daily life used from drinking to all domestic chores. Using Water quality test kits will ensure the best practices for purification. This is very important for the overall health of the family. Finally, water quality depends on the conservation of water body and making them free from contaminated sources. It is recommended to use these kits for a healthy lifestyle and extending the lifespan of appliances, utensils and kitchen utilities.

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How Water Resistant Is Your Watch

Posted on September 20, 2011 by admin

Given the kind of technology which made it possible for watchmaking companies to produce highly precise watches, it is not that mind-boggling if they are able to come up with timepieces that can work perfectly well even in unusual conditions, say, under water.

In fact, there are a lot of watches out in the market today claiming that they are water resistant.  The operative word here is claiming. Because even if it is feasible to create a watch that can still run as usual even underwater, you cannot be entirely sure that the watch you are getting is indeed water resistant as advertised. Unless they are submerged when displayed in stores, there really is no proof that these watches are water resistant. Or is there?

Essentially, there are ways in order to distinguish a water resistant watch from a normal one. Appearance-wise, you have to first check out the watch’s lining. For a watch to keep on running even underwater, it has to be watertight as well as airtight. This is why it is important to examine the materials used in the lining. Materials commonly used in the lining are rubber or nylon gaskets. These gaskets are put into place so that water can be prevented from entering the watch. While you are it, confirm how thick it is. Of course, the thicker the gasket is the better.

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No matter how gaskets are skillfully placed, they are still not that reliable. Depending on the water pressure and the number of times the watch will be worn underwater, it may not be able to block the water for a long time. This is why applying a lubricant is a must. A lubricant or a sealant, as experts call it, is applied inside the edge of the watch to solidify the gasket making it more enduring and at the same time guarantees that the parts necessary to keep the watch working are not reached by water.

Apart from the lining (and the lubricant), watches which went under a leakage test (a way to see how long can the watch work while submerged and how deep one can use the same watch) bear a water resistant mark that is normally located at the back.

Based on the leakage test results, the watch will display the water resistant mark along with some specifications such as numbers quantified in meters. For most people, the number in meters is the watch’s limit when in underwater. For example, if the watch says water resistant 10M, it means that the wearer can wear the watch as long as he or she does not go deeper than 10 meters. While it is understandable why people make this assumption, it is not exactly what the number is for. The number known as the depth rating gives the wearer a ballpark figure of the watch’s level of water resistance. Watches with a depth rating of less than 30 meters are okay to be exposed to water once in a while. On the other hand, if you are interested in getting a watch which can be worn while swimming or doing other water sports, it is best to get a watch with a depth rating higher than 100 meters. If you are going to be scuba-diving, it is strongly recommended to get a watch with a depth rating of not less than 200 meters.

If you want a watch that is no doubt water resistant, you can always go for a luxury watch. You would notice that most luxury watch brands have released a series or two which are specifically water resistant.

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Consider the Birds When Doing Cistern Rainwater Water Treatment

Posted on September 19, 2011 by admin

Rainwater or cachement systems have come into vogue with the greening of America. Often overlooked are bird droppings directly into the cisterns or on the roofs that collect the rainwater. The bacteria are present as coliform, ecoli and fecal form, in nearly all birds but occasionally other critters.

“Our initial experience with cisterns was with properties that depended on the rainwater in MT, CA, Hawaii, Belize and the Virgin Islands. These sites have been willing to invest in residual bacteria control using Apollo technology our system is based on,” Bob Yonke, SR. VP. of Water Treatment at a Minneapolis, MN based water treatment company.

Yonke added very few cachement systems exist in his home market of Minnesota although a strong local interest has developed in both rainwater and stormwater waste management. Residual bacteria control can be confirmed with a simple copper test kit. Copper is healthy to humans and deadly to single cell microbes. Yonke added that his company has gone from pricing one or two cachement systems per year to one nearly every week.

Birds have long been known to be the global carriers of both animal and human viruses. Ionization has been accepted as a valid microbe control method since the 1960′s when NASA implemented ionization in the Apollo Lunar Program with the three week missions initially engineered in fear of moon microbes.

NASA originally paid Honeywell in Minneapolis over Million per Apollo Mission for a vacuum tube system that needed over 12 cubic feet and did not include filtration. Today the ionization equipment uses 11″ of replaced pipe, a 10″ control box hung on the wall and configures with any water treatment filter available from Culligan, Kinetico, ECOwater, General Ionics, Rainsoft and Hague to name several.

“The key is to begin with a pharmaceutical grade carbon tower (backwashable) with a flow switch or valve that talks to the controller.

“The cistern or rainwater treatment systems will generally work with all existing water equipment as well,” Yonke added. The plumbing install of the copper and oxygen takes about 40 minutes.

A cistern is quite easy to add to existing well or municipal sources, often they are simply cement block with piping to the point-of-entry. A small pressurization pump and simple level switch can provide reserve water.

Successful cachement sites and the growing interest in rainwater use makes these types of water treatment and water management strategies worth taking a strong look at.

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Ultraviolet Water Purifiers – The Best Way To Purify Drinking Water?

Posted on September 18, 2011 by admin

Ultraviolet water purifiers are used by many public treatment facilities to reduce bacterial content. Ultraviolet systems have been adapted for use by homeowners with private wells that have a high bacterial count. Similarly portable ultraviolet water filters are now available for people who are camping or traveling abroad. But even though Ultraviolet purifiers can reduce bacteria to levels that don’t cause illnesses, there are some pathogens that are resistant to UV treatment. They are known as cysts. Cysts are parasites in a very early stage of development that can only be neutralized by boiling or by filtering them out. They are greater than a micron in size. So, any purifier that filters down to at least one micron will remove them. Some of the better kitchen units filter down to a half micron. Depending on where you live and the quality of your supply, you may need both ultraviolet water purifiers to kill common bacteria and sub-micron filtration to reduce cysts. The amount of cysts in the environment depends on the year round temperature, the number of animals that are in the area and the season of the year. In the US, public treatment facilities test for them on an occasional, but not a regular basis. The EPA has said that regular testing is impractical. They warn that at-risk individuals should make every effort to protect themselves from this type of infection. Those that are most at-risk include infants, toddlers, the elderly and those with weakened or absent immune system function. In addition to cysts, many homeowners must worry about the chemicals that are used to kill bacteria and control algae growth in the pipelines. The most popular chemical for this purpose is chlorine, because it is cheap and readily available. Chlorination causes the release of byproducts known as THMs. Exposure to THMs greatly increases the individual’s cancer risk. Ultraviolet water purifiers serve some purposes, but like reverse osmosis and distillation devices, they cannot kill cysts, nor can they remove chlorine or THMs. If you do have the need for ultraviolet purification in your home, you should know that recent studies done for the EPA showed that all methods of disinfection cause the production of THMs, even ultraviolet. Other studies have shown that THMs become airborne when chlorinated water is heated for showering, cleaning, cooking or other purposes. Well-insulated homes have some amount of chloroform gas (a known carcinogen and a THM) in the air. So, if you do have ultraviolet water purifiers in your home, it is a good first step to having the cleanest water in your home, especially if you get water from a private well. This is because private well owners are responsible for their own water treatment, not the local water authority. However, be aware that there are better water purifiers available which are capable of removing both chlorine and THMs. Some top of the line kitchen and shower water filters are capable of removing both these type of contaminants.

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Choosing the Right Aquarium – a Fresh Water or a Saltwater

Posted on September 16, 2011 by admin

An aquarium can be a great addition to your interior decorations. If you are looking to add a certain level of style and beauty to your home or office, having an aquarium can do just that. While deciding to choose an aquarium for your house you may have wondered which one to choose from. There are endless possibilities when setting up an aquarium in your own home. If you are installing aquarium for the first time, you need to know many tit bits of keeping fish healthy and in a comfortable environment.

For people who are new to domesticating fish, starting with a small tank with less number of fishes is a good idea. This will give them time to understand the needs and will train them in many aspects that need to be taken care of before installing a fish aquarium or constructing a fish pond. For starters, the tank will need a pond pump, lighting, hood to prevent the fish from jumping out, a filter to keep the water clean, water testing kit for PH water levels etc. And when switching to a larger aquarium or a fish pond you will require many aquarium accessories like aquarium pumps, pond filters and pump, pond liners, water fountains, garden fountains and many other pond and aquarium supplies.

Know lets talk about which one to choose-a freshwater aquarium or a saltwater one. Many people choose a freshwater aquarium over a saltwater aquarium without really looking into the benefits and drawbacks of both. In my opinion if you have a good budget to invest on your aquarium needs, then you should definitely look into a saltwater aquarium. While people tend to go the freshwater direction due to the fact that it is a much cheaper alternative, the beauty and variety that having a saltwater aquarium affords you is not easily surpassed.

Moreover in a saltwater aquarium, you have much more variety of tropical fish to choose from. Clownfish, Hawk Fish, Blue Tang and many more varieties can be bred in a saltwater aquarium. The tropical fish are bright, colorful and lively —all of the things that you need in an aquarium to help you feel better about your space and more alive. The fish that you can have in a saltwater aquarium are a great deal more exotic and beautiful than anything a freshwater aquarium could house.

Maintenance is yet another factor that should be considered while choosing a tropical aquarium for your house. If you don’t’ have time to indulge in aquarium maintenance, having a saltwater aquarium is a bad idea. There are people who tend to go the freshwater direction due to the fact that it is a much cheaper alternative and need less maintenance and cleaning. Whatever type you choose an aquarium definitely adds a touch of your personal character to a home or office environment.

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Bottleless Water Coolers Taking the Bottles Out of Bottled Water

Posted on September 15, 2011 by admin

Bottleless water coolers are becoming more and more popular as people become more and more concerned with the environmental impact of bottled water delivery.

According to non-profit environmental research and advocacy organizations, the production, packaging, and transportation of just a liter of bottled water demands anywhere from one thousand one hundred to two thousand times more energy on average when compared to tap water.

This is of great concern when you consider that bottled water has now become a veritable staple of the American and European diet, with sales in Asia and the rest of the world growing at breakneck paces. For instance, in 2007 alone well over two hundred billion liters of bottled water were sold around the world, with the United States making up for thirty-three billion of those liters – that’s roughly an annual average of a hundred and ten liters, or nearly thirty gallons, per American!

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No wonder bottles water coolers are fast catching on as an environmentally responsible alternative to the problem of clean drinking water. Bottled water is so popular now that it outsells even milk and bear in the United States, but much of this water is nothing more than repackaged tap water straight out of the local municipal supply! Unlike tap water, bottled water is very expensive for the consumer and grossly negative for the environment. Moreover, bottled water is not necessarily tested, or tested as rigorously, as tap water must be. And though a lot of bottled water is just tap water, who knows what contaminants may have been worked in on account of the repackaging?

Bottleless water coolers are the solution. They are a point-of-use system that uses your existing water supply in combination with a machine that looks just like an ordinary office water cooler. This machine, however, is full of filtration blocks and other purification mechanisms to ensure water that is clean and fresh right before consumption. This way, there is practically no chance of contamination – no dirty dusty bottles to change and no dirty tanks to clean. There is almost no exposure to the outside; certainly no chance of fingers touching anything but the dispensing nozzle, and of course a little care on the part of end-users can take care of that concern.

Installation is simple, and comparable to that occasioned by cable television service. Initial costs are about the same as with traditional methods, but over the long haul savings of all kinds add up substantially.

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