A lot of people take
drinking clean water for granted. There’s a lot of things that you may
inadvertently drink while you’re enjoying that tall, cold glass of water. Here
are a few of those frightful stuffs: substances:
- Bacterial Contaminants. There are a lot of water-borne diseases
that can be passed on via drinking water. Bacteria naturally occurs in a
lot of places and they can easily contaminate your water source. An
additional source of bacterial contaminants is sewage and waste water
during floods and rain. A majority of these bacteria can cause
gastrointestinal diseases, and the worst types, like Legionella which
cause Legionnaire’s Disease, can be fatal.
- Chemical Contaminants. Fertilizers and
pesticides can be helpful in the fields, but rainwater can leech them from
the soil and bring them to a nearby river or aquifer. This event can
contaminate a community’s source of drinking water. Water contaminated by chemicals can be toxic,
and can cause severe damage to a person’s internal organs.
- Metals. Lead pipes and soldering used to be a
major part of the world’s plumbing infrastructure. However, natural corrosion
can have them mixing into the water line. Though odorless and tasteless,
lead has a lot of negative effects like kidney disease and stunting
development in children.
With all of these dangerous substances potentially
floating in people’s drinking water, homeowners should seriously think of
installing a water filter, such as a reverse osmosis system or a carbon filter
to ensure their families’ safety.
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