Tuesday, 7 July 2015

Safe Options Required For Drinking Water Filtration Systems

By Jordan Schmidt


Water and water sources must be kept safe. Safety is necessary and must be guaranteed before any source is used for drinking or in meal preparation. Unsafe sources are associated with morbidity and mortality. This is a commodity that is used by all persons all over the world and there is no life without it. Drinking water filtration systems must therefore be effective and efficient.

In the past centuries, pollution was not a major concern of communities living then. There was no serious pollution causing industries as there are now. Then, some sources could be used without prior check or tests conferring proof of safety. This practice is no more and all water sources including springs require verification before use. Processing chain may be very complex or simple depending on amount of water involved and the purpose for which it is being processed.

Filtration process intended to achieve purification may take many approaches. Intended use of resultant fluid dictates the approach or approaches suitable for achieving desired end result. When filtering fluids, the intention is to separate large sized materials. All the same, different filtering units remove different sizes of impurities. For this reason, various items may be very necessary to filter out different items. Gravel and sand of different diameters may therefore be employed.

When a barrier has been used to get rid of large floating or rather suspended objects, a filter process is initiated. First, large sized sand particles are employed. It is termed as rapid sand filtration. It is rapid because it allows a lot of fluid to sink through it within a short time. Despite the faster rate, it is very effective in trapping unwanted components. For continued effectiveness, it must be freed from trapped components time after time.

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.

Filtering process can further be carried out at finer levels intended to eliminate as many pollutants as may be possible. Membrane filters are suitable for this purpose. Despite their effectiveness in isolating many undesired components, they are still unable to control or remove dissolved ions. This implies that undesired heavy metal ions are left in place even when these filers are used.

Another possible unit suitable for achieving pure fluids is ultra filtration membrane polymers. They are effective and equally efficient. A little pressure is needed to drive component being filtered through the small micro pores. Only desired component is allowed to go through while others are retained. To make the process more effective and complete, ion exchange devices and or system is included.

Whatever the case, all persons should always consume safe water. If possible, only trusted sources should be used for drinking. Unapproved sources may be lethal.




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