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Did
you know?
Reverse osmosis is the finest water filtration method known. This process will
allow the removal of particles as small as ions from a solution. It is used
to purify water and remove salts and other impurities in order to improve the
color, taste or properties of the fluid. R.O. uses a membrane that is semi-permeable,
allowing the fluid that is being purified to pass through it, while rejecting
other ions and contaminants from passing.
This technology uses a process
known as crossflow to allow the r.o. membrane to continually clean itself. This
is the reason of why an r.o. element can last many years before clogging or
need replacement. This
water purification process requires a driving force to push the fluid through
the membrane, and the most common force is household water pressure or pressure
from a booster pump. The higher the pressure, the larger the driving force and
efficiency.
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Water
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You Know?
Water can prevent and alleviate many of our symptoms
ASTHMA
AND ALLERGIES
Most sufferers
of asthma and allergies attempt to modify their environment to help cut
down on the sneezing, sniffling and wheezing. Although physicians focus
primarily on cutting down on air pollutants and toxins in the home, sometimes
they overlook the part that ordinary tap water and can play in making
asthma and allergies worse.
Checking
out your drinking water might be a good idea if you or a family member
has asthma and allergies. A Belgian study recently concluded that chlorine,
a common chemical added to water to help kill bacteria, could be making
asthma in children worse. Fumes from chlorine in pools, and even in the
shower, could trigger an attack for some people with asthma and allergies. Those who suffer from asthma and allergies are often sensitive to gases
that are produced when chlorine sanitizes bacteria in sweat or urine. These gases can build up in an enclosed shower, irritating the lungs of
children and adults who have asthma and allergies.
Other chemicals
in drinking water can affect people with asthma and allergies. Fluoride
is added to most municipal water supplies to help fight tooth decay in
children. But for some people with asthma and allergies, fluoride can
compromise their health. Allergists for decades have known that documented
cases exist of both adults and children with asthma and allergies who
have suffered severe reactions to fluoride. In 1967, the Annals of Allergy
published a study finding infants, children and one adult who had allergic
skin reactions and asthma attacks after being exposed to tap water treated
with fluoride. Households with members who have asthma and allergies can
filter their tap water with reverse osmosis filtration to eliminate chlorine
and fluoride from their water.
A recent
study found that dehydration could play a significant role in asthma and
allergies. One researcher believes that the lack of water vapor in the
lungs causes the airways to constrict and for the asthmatic's lungs to
produce mucus, the two factors that cause an asthma attack. The researcher
recommends that people with asthma drink at least 10 eight-ounce glasses
of water every day, along with a pinch of salt, and to avoid caffeine. This is because salt regulates water in the body and caffeine robs the
body of needed water.
Interestingly
enough, folk remedies for asthma and allergies bear out the water theory
as well. Home cures include drinking hot water and inhaling steam from
a bowl or kettle.
Reverse osmosis
filtering can remove all the chemicals and pollutants for drinking water
by squeezing it through a semi-permeable membrane. This is the same technology
used to desalinate seawater to turn it into drinking water. This method
of filtering can remove virtually all of the fluoride and chlorine out
of tap water. This can be helpful for the family member with asthma and
allergies who has sensitivities to these chemicals.
People
with asthma and allergies can control their home environment even more
by filtering chlorine and fluoride out of their tap water, allowing everyone
to breathe easier.
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