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Is your water SAFE?

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

If you drink tap water, I hope you have heard about the many recent problems associated with municipal water. As a general rule, the water that comes from the tap might or might not be safe for us. The water always has chlorine, and in some cases, is quite large amounts and in many cases is not safe water to drink. It is widely known that chlorine is very bad for us, especially in large quantities and over a long period of time. Tap water also can contain large amounts of heavy metals, like Lead and Mercury. These metals are especially dangerous for children, elderly, and people with weakened immune systems.

What do I do?

For starters, quit drinking tap water on a regular basis. You will realize after not drinking the water for an extended period, when you go back and drink it again it will smell like chlorine and will have a bad taste. You need to immediately begin using water filters everywhere you go. Get some water filters for the house and for the refrigerator. When you are at work, traveling, or at the gym, make sure you get a water filter bottle. These personal water filters can be filled up with ordinary tap water and the filter inside will filter your water as you drink.

Stay healthy, help the environment, drink filtered water today!

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Going green at work is possible!

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Most people can pat themselves on the back for going green at home, but why are we forgetting these new green habits so quickly when we arrive at work? In a recent survey by a government advisory body known as Envirowise, a third of office workers did nothing to be green at work. Many of the same ideas that work at home will work at the office. The following are some easy things to do at work to make a green impact!

1) For starters, even though it is not your electricity bill wasting energy costs us all in the end. Leaving your computer on 24/7 costs around $50 a year. Switch it off when your not working and on weekends and that figure drops to $14. That’s enough to make 21,000 cups of coffee!

2)Drinking coffee or tea at the office in styrofoam cups is definately not green! Three billion polystyrene cups a year are dispensed by vending machines. So to be GREEN take a mug/cup to work, and encourage your workmates to do the same thing. If your machine doesn’t have a ‘no cup’ option, recycle the plastic ones or opt to get a new machine.

3) Eating with plastic utensils is another waste created at the office. When eating on the go say “NO” to plastic utensils that restaurant staff slip into your to-go-bag, or at the least, wash them and continue to reuse them. You might start bringing a knife, fork and spoon from home.

4) Only 50% of offices choose to recycle the printer’s used toner cartridges. These can contain up to 135 components, many of which can be reconditioned to come to life again as a ‘new’ toner cartridge. There are many companies you could contact to set up a recycling program.

5) Educate your employer on how much money they could save by reducing their use of their resources, and you’re sure to get their support. Not to mention great ideas given to management can really help you climb the corporate ladder.

6) Push to eliminate the use of bottled water and introduce filtered water bottles; the affordable, convenient alternative to bottled water. No longer should you see a bottle of water sitting on your co-worker’s desks. Tell them all about water filter bottles and tell them how much money it will save them and how much it will save our planet.

7) Find out where your nearest recycling point is, and take your own plastic and glass bottles and cans. Or if your workplace is big enough, get a local company to make a collection.

Now you have all the information you need to get started going green at the office! No more excuses! Make a positive impact!

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International Travelers Beware of Water-borne Diseases

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

Water-borne Diseases (WBD): Diseases which arise from the contamination of water by human or animal faeces or urine infected by pathogenic viruses or bacteria, and which is directly transmitted when the water is drunk or used in the preparation of food. 

  1. Amebiasis – a protozoan (cyst-like appearance); found in sewage, non-treated drinking water, flies in water supply; the symptoms are as follows: abdominal pain, fatigue, weight loss, diarrhea, gas pains, fever
  2. Campylobacteriosis – found in non-treated water, sewer, poor hygiene, crowded living conditions with inadequate sewage facilities; symptoms are as follows: water diarrhea, vomiting, occasional muscle cramps
  3. Cholera - a bacterium; found in non-treated water, sewage, poor hygiene, crowded living conditions with inadequate sewage facilities; symptoms are as follows: diarrhea, abdominal discomfort
  4. Cryptosporidiosis - a protozoan; collects on water filters and membranes that cannot be disinfected, animal manure, seasonal runoff of water; symptoms are as follows: flu-like symptoms, watery diarrhea , loss of appetite, substantial loss of weight, bloating, increased gas, stomach
  5. Cyclosporiasis - a protozoan parasite; found in sewage, non-treated drinking water; symptoms are as follows: cramps, nausea, vomiting, muscle aches, low-grade fever, and fatigue
  6. Giardiasis  - a common protozoan parasite; found in untreated water, poor disinfection, pipe breaks, leaks, groundwater contamination, campgrounds where humans and wildlife use same source of water. Beavers and muskrats act as a reservoir for Giardia; symptoms are as follows: diarrhea, abdominal discomfort, bloating, gas and gas pains
  7. Hepatitis A  – virus; found in raw sewage, untreated drinking water, poor hygiene, ingestion of shellfish from sewage-flooded beds; symptoms are as follows: fever, chills, abdominal discomfort, jaundice, urine dark
  8. Salmonellosis - a bacterium; found in contaminated water, shellfish, turtles, fish; symptoms are as follows: gastroenteritis, fever and rapid blood-poisoning.
  9. Shigellosis - a bacterium; found in sludge, untreated wastewater, groundwater contamination, poorly disinfected drinking water; symptoms are as follows: fever, diarrhea, bloody stools
  10. Schistosomiasis – a schistosoma; found in contaminated fresh water with certain types of snails that carry schistosomes; symptoms are as follows: rash or itchy skin. fever, chills, cough, and muscle aches
  11. Typhoid fever - a bacterium; found in raw sewage (carried and excreted in feces by humans), water supplies with surface water source; symptoms are as follows: fever, headache, constipation, appetite loss, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal rash
  12. Viral gastroenteritis  – a virus; found in sewage, contaminated water, inadequately disinfected drinking water (mostly surface water sources); symptoms are as follows: repeated vomiting and diarrhea over 24-hour period, gastrointestinal discomfort, headache, fever.

THE WAY TO PREVENT ANY OF THESE WATER-BORNE ILLNESSES FROM RUINING YOUR INTERNATIONAL TRIP IS TO USE A PORTABLE FILTRATION DEVICE DESIGNED FOR FILTERING BACTERIA, CYSTS, AND PROTOZOA! DON’T LEARN THE HARD WAY! PREPARE FOR THE WORST! WATER FILTERS CAN LITERALLY SAVE YOUR LIFE!

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Is Tap Water Safe?

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

The question on everyone’s mind is tap water safe?  Well the answer is no.  Even though the water goes through “treatment,” you must think about the route the water goes through to come out of your faucet.  Through miles of pipes underneath the streets.  Do you think these pipes are totally clean?  The pipes are old and have rust, corrosion, and all kind of germs that can get into your water.  Also just because the water is treated doesn’t mean it completely cleans the water.  Chlorine still passes through the system.  This chemical, as we all know, is not a good thing to intake on a daily bases.  Chlorine is toxic to the body.  Some germs and bacteria, like cryptosporidium, that can cause diarrhea and other illnesses are also resistant to chlorine, thus is found in a lot of tap water.  Studies in the ER show that drinking tap water increases the risk of kidney stones.  

So after knowing some little things about out supposedly safe tap water, do you think tap water is safe to drink?  No way.  What are some solutions to not drinking tap water?  Well obviously make sure your water is always filtered using qualified water filters.  There are also water bottle filters that can be used.  Just carry you filtered bottle water around and where ever there is water you’ll be able to drink clean water with just using your bottle.

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Why you shouldn’t rely on distillation why traveling….

Monday, June 11th, 2007

Water distillation will kill and remove bacteria, viruses, cysts, heavy metals, and particulate. For all intents and purposes, distilled water comes closest to the definition of pure drinking water, and the distillation process removes the broadest range of contaminates of any point of use system.

Distillation can be a wonderful answer for pregnant women, iodine sensitive individuals, or long term travelers. Just like any other purification process, however, distillation does have its drawbacks.

First of all, it requires a reliable source of electricity. Most distillers process about a gallon of water every eight hours or so, which leaves little leeway in between outlets.

Distillers are the heaviest and bulkiest of water purification systems – definitely not something you can pack in your carry-on bag.

Water distillation requires planning. You can’t just plug it in and have your liter of water a few minutes later. It takes many hours in some case to begin producing water.

Most importantly, distilled water does not taste good. Nobody that drinks distilled water is doing it because they like the flavor. While it is important to have clean water, there are better ways.

The easiest and most effective solution is a personal water filter bottle. There are lots of different levels of filtration available. If you believe you are traveling to a second or third world country get the highest level of filtration. A biological filter bottle that uses a submicron rate filter will protect you from parasites, bacteria, and bad taste. If you suspect the water to have been virally contaminated use iodine or chlorine tablets.

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Where to find the Cleanest Drinking Water on Earth…

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

In today’s society, everyone is aware that our ground water is highly contaminated. If you were to ask someone where the cleanest water could be found, what do you think they would say?

Would they say?

  1. bottled water
  2. spring water
  3. distilled water 
  4. reverse osmosis water

The list could go on and on and on, but none of these are correct.

The safest water on our planet is found in the atmosphere. Atmospheric water is the cleanest because it contains no contaminants that are normally found in ground water and other runoff water sources. At any given time, there is a little over 3 quadrillion gallons of atmospheric water available. This means that there is plenty of water for everyone, and it’s all found in the air we breathe!

You are probably wondering now how one would be able to collect and drink atmospheric water. If you’re thinking about collecting rain water that isn’t the answer!

The answer is an Atmospheric Water Generator. They have been used for years in refrigerators, air conditioners, and many other products. However, the Air to Water Device has now been designed to prepare consumable water for individual use. They are capable of producing the best quality water, operate with very low costs, and save the environment.

If you want water with the lowest possible Total Dissolved Solid (TDS) count, with an optimal ph level, and no bacterial growth get an atmospheric water generator. Now that you found the solution, don’t go another day wondering if the water your drinking is safe or not. Don’t gamble with your health or the health of a loved one!

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Brita Fill & Go

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

Those of your looking for the Brita Fill & Go water filter bottle are out of luck. Brita no longer makes this product. The bottle had a carbon-based water filter attached to the cap inside the bottle. As you drink, the filter removes chlorine and taste and odor problems from the water. The product is a great idea, however Brita version lacked the ability to filter as well as others on the market, so they cancelled the project. However, the water filter bottle market is still alive and bringing new products to market every year.

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Air to Water

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

You want to drink pure clean fresh water, right? Of course, we all do! Nobody wants the taste of chlorine and other odors in their water. And I’m sure you especially don’t want the dangerous chemicals, chlorine, lead, etc. that is found in just about all water. Even bottled water is not always fresh and clean anymore.

But what to do? Buy an expensive whole-house filter system that will decrease your water pressure? Get individual units for all your sinks? Portable Water Filters for travel? Water delivery service? Air to Water Generators?

There’s no right or wrong answer, really. It has to do with what is best for your family and for your home. Some places are worse than others, and some products are better and easier to use for some people. Make sure you take a look at the cost of every option and the way they work and will help you out. Think carefully about your decision.

If you want the absolute best water possible, then you will go with the Air to Water device. This is a floor-standing unit that can fit easily in a kitchen, garage, bathroom, workroom gameroom, or other areas. The unit actually pulls the moisture out of the air, cycles the water through 6 different filters, and has a cold and hot tap. The water is 100% the best water that you can drink, and has a TDS well below all filters on the market. These units are expensive, but well worth it for the best water possible. When calculated out over the life of the unit compared to buying water, it is actually a perfect option.

Whatever the system you choose, make sure you get something that provides clean water. We don’t just need water, we need clean water.

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What are the solutions to Water contamination

Saturday, April 7th, 2007

We must ensure our water is safe to drink. The solution is clear and relatively easy always filter your water. Now you know what Arsenic is, the threat it poses to your body, and the number of occurrences found in the U.S.

So these are just more reasons for you to protect yourself, your family, your friends, and even your pets by filtering your water.

There are many filter products on the market today that will allow you drink safe water no matter where are what water source you have available. At home you should have a Point of Use filtering system and a shower filter. When you leave your house, you should be using a portable water filter like a filtered water bottle that allows you to fill up and filter anywhere. If you have any animals you owe it to them to filter their water. The contaminants that have harmful effects on you also effect your animals so use pet water filters. 

Don’t let yourself get discouraged thinking that all of these filters will be expensive. When compared to the amount of money you spend on bottled water or on the future medical bills of you and even your pets, you will be saving a fortune.

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Why you need a shower filter…

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

Everyone should use a shower filter when showering because of the chemicals found in tap water. Chlorine, routinely added by water companies to kill bacteria, is a bleaching agent which bonds with and destroys the proteins in the hair and skin. Hair can become dry and sensitive skin itchy and irritated. Did you know? Up to two thirds of our daily exposure to harmful chlorine is through vapour inhalation and skin absorption when showering.The quality of our drinking water can be improved, by filtering chlorine from the tap water using a portable filtered bottle. However, this only addresses a third of the problem. Our Shower Filters offer the answer to complete the solution.

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