Improved taste of drinking water thanks to activated carbon

People can think of clean water as anything – for some it is tap water, which is after all “controlled and sufficiently disinfected”, for others bottled drinking water We consider healthy and drinkable water to be water that does not contain harmful substances and can enrich the human body with all the healthy substances and minerals.

Trust water companies or use your own well?

Basically, it doesn’t matter what water source you use – whether you have a connection to the municipal water supply or the water source is a well you dig yourself at home in the garden – if it is properly filtered, the result will be quality water suitable for utility purposes and drinking. You can find out which type of water filter to use simply by using an analysis known as water analysis .

If the household causes major problems hard water or water stone, the water needs to be softened through a device called water softener. Most of them work on the basis of ion exchange, which means that Mineral substances such as calcium a magnesium they’re replacing it with a harmless sodium .

If the measurement reveals that bacteria or viruses are present in the water, we recommend using UV water lamp , which effectively kills up to 99.99% of microorganisms. Activated charcoal is also a great help in the fight for clean water, thanks to which you will get rid of pollutants and also get water with a great taste.

Activated charcoal cleans water of chlorine and metals and improves its taste.

The effects of activated carbon are used in a variety of industries where it is necessary to water treatment It is a material made from coal, coconut and other nuts, wood or lignite. In an ordinary household you can use basic carbon water filter , which effectively removes harmful chlorine and other substances that negatively affect human organism .

Cintropur carbon filter

The most commonly used are practical Cintropur carbon water filters , the basis of which is not the classic filter insert (as is usually the case with other types of filters) only the loose carbon cartridge is changed. This has a higher efficiency and better absorption than the pressed carbon cartridges. In addition to capturing 99% of the free chlorine and its compounds, it also takes care of the odour and taste of the water. Pesticides and heavy metals such as lead are also removed. This poisonous metal most often enters the water from the lead pipes through which the water flows. It can cause chronic lead poisoning, manifesting as:

• headaches,
• intestinal cramps,
• kidney damage,
• mood swings to depression.

The activated carbon filter together with the mechanical water filter is recommended for use as pre-filtration in any water treatment, whether it is softening or drinking water treatment. Such filtration is also part of a reverse osmosis system. In the case of a reverse osmosis filter, it serves mainly to protect the molecular membrane. High levels of chlorine or other contaminants in the water can cause rapid clogging.

We are all the same, yet standards for contaminants in drinking water vary

Although chlorine has been shown to have negative effects on the human body, it is not officially considered a contaminant by the EPA. This is mainly due to the fact that chlorine is still used in most countries to disinfect water (effectively killing bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms), which is unlikely to change in the coming years.

Recommended amount of chlorine in drinking water in Slovakia is according to the Regulation of the Government of the Czech Republic 0,05 – 0,3mg/l. In general, however, the amount of substances in water varies in some countries – even though these pollutants have the same negative effect on every human organism. This is apparent from the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), which allows individual states to modify and enforce their own drinking water standards, but which should be no less stringent than EPA’s national standards. Thus, in most countries, these limits represent a kind of compromise between ideal and practical water treatment.