REASON TO USE RO/DI not only for tank, but to drink!

cain420

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this is a publication by the NRDC.
please read this for information on what may be in your water.
click here to be amazed
rocket fuel in our tap water??
arsenic??? germs?? lead?? pesticides??
i will do more research and compile a better report for us all.
when i got my ro unit, i no longer use tap water, except to wash dishes and shower...
i am thinking that may not even be safe anymore...
 
cain420

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find your state's contaminents here is one website i have come across with alot of info for several different states.
This site lists many of the contaminents in your tap water, and even shows the amount and known causes of these contaminents.
however, some states have failed to file the results electronically.
environmental working group - EWG - findings in your water
unregulated contaminents
why to buy a reverse osmosis filtration system
more things found in tap water across the country include:
Radioactive materials occur naturally. Uranium mining can produce radioactive runoff. Nuclear power plants and weapons facilities, as well as disposal sites, are man-made sources of radioactive minerals.
Radon is a naturally occurring gas that is a by-product of the decay of radioactive minerals. If present, evaporation in an enclosed space can cause this odorless and colorless gas to be inhaled.
Chlorine is the best-known additive at public water treatment plants. For over 80 years it has been used in almost every public water system in the United States and has proven to be very effective as a disinfectant. But now there is evidence that when chlorine combines with organic chemicals in water, toxic chemicals are sometimes formed. These toxic chemicals are called disinfection by-products. Trihalomethanes have received the most attention. (On your water company’s report they might be listed as primary compounds.)
 
cain420

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Over 15 million private wells supply drinking water to American families. Well water is ground water and needs to be tested periodically. The EPA does not require testing, but homeowners with wells should test their water for bacteria and nitrates at least once a year and for chemicals every three years. If gastrointestinal illness develops among well water users, the supply should be tested immediately and the local health department consulted. Local extension agencies or health departments have the names of local water testing laboratories. The National Testing Laboratories can be reached at 1-800-458-3330 or on the Internet at www.watercheck.com.
 
cain420

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TYPES OF FILTERS
Carbon filters remove many organic chemicals and chlorine and radon. Carbon filters should be of good quality and maintained properly. Because bacteria can grow on some filters, it is imperative that carbon filters be changed frequently.
Reverse osmosis units remove most toxic minerals and organic chemicals but generally do not remove radon or chlorine. They should be used with carbon filters. Reverse osmosis units are slow and should only be used for drinking water at a spigot. The purified water becomes aggressive and can corrode the pipes of the delivery system. These pipes and faucets should not be made of lead or lead components.
Distillation removes pollutants by boiling water and cooling the steam so it condenses back into water. Distillation is slow and expensive and distilled water is poorly buffered. Therefore, distilled water can be highly aggressive and should be stored in glass or other inert containers.
Water softeners remove calcium and magnesium from “hard” water and make it clean better. However, calcium and magnesium are considered human nutrients.
The healthiest water is free of pollutants but contains beneficial minerals like calcium and magnesium.
 
cain420

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LEARN ABOUT YOUR WATER
Call your water company.
Ask where your water comes from, surface or ground water.
Ask how it is treated, how it is disinfected and if there are disinfection by-products.
Ask to receive their annual water quality report.
Call your State Water Agency.
Ask if they publish a newsletter about your drinking water.
Call your regional office of the EPA and/or the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline: (1-800-426-4791).
On the Internet you can reach the EPA’s Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water at http://www.epa.gov./OGWDW.
Call the US Geological Water Survey Information Clearing House at 1-888-ASK-USGS.
 
coachklm

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uhhh... ohhhhh.... would this be bad?
1998-04-01 Failure to monitor, Routine Minor (Coliform bacteria)
1999-11-01 Failure to monitor, Routine Major (Coliform bacteria)
1999-10-19 Failure to report information to the public or state agency in the Consumer Confidence Report
2000-07-01 Failure to report information to the public or state agency in the Consumer Confidence Report
2001-07-01 Failure to report information to the public or state agency in the Consumer Confidence Report
2002-03-01 Failure to monitor, Routine Major (Coliform bacteria)
2003-07-01 Failure to report information to the public or state agency in the Consumer Confidence Report
2003-06-01 Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling
 
cain420

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amazing what u can come across isnt it??
dont forget that e choli is also found in many well water systems and city water systems.. POOP!!!
and we shower in this!! i am starting to wish i had not researched this topic! :scared:
 
cain420

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Originally Posted by coachKLM
uhhh... ohhhhh.... would this be bad?
i would use some links above to try and investigate your water.... sounds pretty scary to me.. why would they "fail to report" anything??
oh yea.. because the federal government allows it...
 
jerthunter

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Originally Posted by coachKLM
uhhh... ohhhhh.... would this be bad?
1998-04-01 Failure to monitor, Routine Minor (Coliform bacteria)
1999-11-01 Failure to monitor, Routine Major (Coliform bacteria)
1999-10-19 Failure to report information to the public or state agency in the Consumer Confidence Report
2000-07-01 Failure to report information to the public or state agency in the Consumer Confidence Report
2001-07-01 Failure to report information to the public or state agency in the Consumer Confidence Report
2002-03-01 Failure to monitor, Routine Major (Coliform bacteria)
2003-07-01 Failure to report information to the public or state agency in the Consumer Confidence Report
2003-06-01 Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling
Nope, not bad at all.
 
cain420

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one more thing i just ran across is that bigger cities can afford better filtration for their water.. i am guessing this means that smaller cities can not..
69 contaminents found in my water, and I live in the GREAT LAKES STATE.. lots of "fresh water"..
now u must remember, they only find what they look for!
I would hate to imagine what is in the water that they do not look for...
 
jerthunter

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Originally Posted by cain420
one more thing i just ran across is that bigger cities can afford better filtration for their water.. i am guessing this means that smaller cities can not..
69 contaminents found in my water, and I live in the GREAT LAKES STATE.. lots of "fresh water"..
now u must remember, they only find what they look for!
I would hate to imagine what is in the water that they do not look for...
The problem with water in the great lakes region is that much of it comes from the great lakes and for a long time there were no controls on dumping into the lakes.
 
cain420

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Originally Posted by Jerthunter
The problem with water in the great lakes region is that much of it comes from the great lakes and for a long time there were no controls on dumping into the lakes.
detroit is supposed to have some of the best water in the country........
Arsenic, recently judged not safe at any level in drinking water, is still present at significant levels in the drinking water of 22 million Americans.
 
jerthunter

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Just a fun fact.. If you think the water is bad now... Chicago used to drop all its sewage into lake Michigan. And where did they get their water from? You guessed it lake Michigan... It got so bad they had to actually reverse the flow of the Chicago river in 1900...
 
cain420

cain420

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wow, reverse the flow of a river......
and that was before all these industries took over and dumped more into it!
i imagine noone will ask if ro/di is necessary for the home aquarium anymore...
 
jerthunter

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I try not to think about the water I drink. I still just use a carbon filter for my drinking water. The water in the great lakes has been getting alot better as more and more controls are made keeping bad chemicals out of the lakes.. Although I still wouldn't eat any fish from lake Erie..
 
cain420

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Health Risks of Unfiltered Water
Chlorine keeps water bacteria-free. But it reacts with organic material creating chloroform, trimethohalanes (TMHs) and other "chlorination disinfection by-products" (CBPs), all strongly linked with cancer.
A Health Canada Position Paper, Safe Drinking Water: A Public Health Challenge, states: "14-16% of bladder cancers may be attributable to water containing CBPs. The paper links CBPs with spontaneous abortions, low sperm count, birth defects, respiratory problems and spina bifida. It's amazing the things that a simple water filter can prevent!
Did you also know?... (I sure didn't), that more chlorine is absorbed through the skin during the average shower than by drinking six to eight glasses of tap water!
Skin is highly permeable - it is the body's way of excreting toxins and regulating temperature. Hot showers cause the pores of the skin to dilate, allowing chlorine and other free radicals to be rapidly absorbed. Further chlorine from unfiltered water is contained within the vapor that enters the air as steam, and is breathed into our lungs as we shower. Furthermore, chlorine and other water contaminants reduce the effectiveness of many shampoos, conditioners, lotions, oils & skin creams, leaving your skin dry and unnourished, not to mention the wasted money spend on quality personal care products.
 
zman1

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Originally Posted by wax32
RO yes. DI no. Unless you have a drinking water attachment behind your DI.
Ditto
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/158557/ro-unit-to-drink-or-not-to-drink-that-is-the-question
Here are emails exchanged between myself and SpectraPure.
Take it for what it's worth... I thought this was a longer while ago that I asked this question, but it really wasn't. That's why it took me so long to find it. My email address was removed by me.....
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> From:
> To: "Service" <service@spectrapure.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 10:46 PM
> Subject: Re: Drinking water system
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>> Thank you
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>> From: "Service" <service@spectrapure.com>
>> To:
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 9:28 AM
>> Subject: RE: Drinking water system
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>>> ,
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>>> Some of the most recent University studies have concluded that DI water
>>> is
>>> not to be recommended for drinking purposes. RO water is sufficiently
>>> purified for drinking purposes in most cases unless there is a specific
>>> substance in the tap water that is known to be outside of the normal
>>> limits.
>>> If that were the case, we would look for the correct treatment for that
>>> substance.
>>>
>>> Thank you for contacting SpectraPure Inc.
>>>
>>>
>>> Charles
>>> Applications Engineering
>>> SpectraPure Inc.
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>>> From
>>> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 3:00 PM
>>> To: service@spectrapure.com
>>> Subject: Drinking water system
>>>
>>> On your Drinking water systems I noticed the DI cartridge is NA. Can
>>> your
>>> DI add-on cartridge be used after the RO and before the faucet?
 
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