Learn About The Most Efficient Drinking Water Filtration System

By Gordon P Hall
Installing a drinking water filtration system is a much better choice than buying bottled according to a recent study conducted by the Environmental Working Group. You may have read the story about that. What the story didn't cover was how to choose the best systems for your home. You'll learn about that here.

The systems vary greatly in terms of price and the number of purification steps included. While the EWG suggested that reverse osmosis was a good choice, that step does nothing to remove the chemicals found in publicly treated supplies.

Many doctors feel that reverse osmosis is not a good choice, because it removes naturally occurring minerals. The minerals are good for your health and give the water a clean fresh taste. What those doctors recommend is a selective drinking water filtration system.

The systems are selective in that they remove lead, chlorine, cancer-causing chlorination byproducts, the solvent benzene, a VOC called perchlorate and dozens of other chemicals that are bad for your health and the environment.

Another bad thing about reverse osmosis that the EWG should be aware of is that the systems waste freshwater. According to experts, as much as 50% of the freshwater that goes into the systems is wasted. That's bad for the environment, because our freshwater supplies are limited.

Reverse osmosis is also bad for the environment, because it requires electricity to operate. We are supposed to be doing everything that we can to conserve energy. It just doesn't make sense to install a drinking water filtration system that requires electricity to operate.

While it is true that installing a reverse osmosis purifier and drinking your own tap-water rather than buying bottled is a sound choice, it is just not the best option. Selective filters do not require electricity and they do not create wastewater. The chemicals trapped by the systems are disposed of along with the filter. They are not flushed into the sewer where they will eventually end up back in the aquifer.

The best systems include granular carbon, a solid carbon block, a submicron filter and an ion exchange step. They cost a lot less than reverse osmosis.

They require very little maintenance and they cost very little to use.
If you currently buy bottled, you will save hundreds of dollars per month by installing your own drinking water filtration system.

And you will be confident that the H2O you are consuming is the purest and safest available.

Gordon Hall is fervent about enabling you and everyone to live a healthy lifestyle, and is an ardent reviewer of Water Purification Systems. Visit