Some Options Used In Drinking Water Filtration Systems

By Jordan Schmidt


Adequate and safe water is necessary for a healthy population. It keeps many diseases at bay and enhances productivity of a community. It can therefore not be overlooked for this shall hamper all social and economic progress of a people. No one desires such a thing and therefore everyone seeks to be on the safer side. At this point in time, it is worth noting that drinking water filtration systems have been erected so as to enhance safety and better health.

In the present times, all sources need verification through chemical assessment so as to be considered safe. Even what may appear clean might not be necessarily safe for consumption or food preparation. Indeed, minimal standards require that all sources be approved before any harvesting and use is initiated. Potentially harmful components as chemicals, heavy metals, fungi, bacteria and viruses need to be taken care of if present. Their effect could have a far reaching effect and should not be ignored.

Different approaches can be used to make this fluid safe for consumption. Choice of treatment option is dependent upon intended use. Some uses require high degree of purity while others may not call for that kind of purity. Filtration offers a great deal of help eliminating various undesired components that include algae, fungi and bacteria growths. In addition, it eliminates large solids and suspended soil particles.

When all large solids have been eliminated from targeted sources then minor pollutants must equally be dealt with to improve its safety level. The very first form of filtering mechanism involves use of rapid sand filtration system. The sand used in this case must allow quick drain through sand layer and is intended to trap only large sized items. Microscopic materials find their way down the filters and therefore call for additional filtration process.

Other than rapid filters, slow filters are employed to eliminate even smaller impurities. Just like rapid system, sand is still the primary component in this option. However, small fine sand is used in this case. Unlike rapid system, it is slow and takes a lot of time to prepare adequate supply that can meet the needs of a community. Following this, it is usually situated in places with adequate space to provide large surface area.

Third in this category are the membrane filters. They are fine and very useful in removing additional fine impurities. A positive pressure is needed to drive the fluid through these small pores. Fluid resulting from these processes may not be as pure as those obtained through distillation but contain minimal contamination and are therefore safe for human consumption.

For effective elimination of these undesired dissolved ions, it is necessary that ultra filtration membrane polymers are used. These forms of filters are fine enough and are designed to aid elimination of undesired chemical constituents. In addition, ion exchange strategies allows for efficient elimination of undesired components in exchange for less harmful ions that do not threaten health.

Let all persons be safe. Safety is necessary for disease prevention. It is one way of reducing disease burden on a population.




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