| The public may have achieved better health through | | | | Chemical contaminants, chlorine, THMs, fine sediment, |
| reverse osmosis when the treatment facilities began | | | | bacteria, parasites, protozoa, cysts, MTBE, pesticides, |
| using them, but today's home reverse osmosis | | | | weed killer and probably a few more that I haven't |
| systems are a waste of money for most of us. | | | | thought of will still be present. |
| Unless you have brackishness or seawater, you just | | | | In order to have better health through reverse |
| don't need one. And, even if you do, you would still | | | | osmosis, you would also need carbon filtration, |
| have to have a system with additional steps or the | | | | multi-media blocks, micron filtration, ion exchange and |
| water would not be safe or healthy for drinking. | | | | re-mineralization. Does that sound reasonable? Not to |
| With what I know about home reverse osmosis | | | | me. |
| systems, it makes me shudder whenever I hear that | | | | Then there are the negative environmental effects |
| marketing ploy. Yes, pregnant women should only | | | | of home reverse osmosis systems. Gallons of |
| drink purified water, but home reverse osmosis | | | | wastewater are created every time that a single |
| systems are NOT purifiers. Alone, they do little more | | | | gallon is cleaned. Can we really afford that? |
| than de-mineralize and drinking de-mineralized on a | | | | They require electricity for the pumps and |
| regular basis is bad for anyone. | | | | pressurization, so you are using up even more of our |
| The only people who gain better health through | | | | natural resources. The planet itself cannot achieve |
| reverse osmosis are those who have kidney failure. | | | | better health through reverse osmosis. |
| Dialysis machines make use of the technology. | | | | Reverse osmosis home systems are expensive to |
| Let's look for a moment at what the home reverse | | | | purchase, install and maintain. Your electricity bills will |
| osmosis systems do. By forcing pressurized water | | | | go up and if you pay for your water, that bill will go |
| through a porous membrane, they remove anything | | | | up as well. If you pay for sewage treatment, that bill |
| heavier or larger than the water's molecules. So, | | | | will also go up. So even your checking account will |
| there is protection from lead and heavy metals. | | | | not achieve better health through reverse osmosis. |
| There is removal of dirt and some sediment. And, as | | | | Don't buy into the advertising hype and don't buy |
| we already mentioned minerals are removed. If salt is | | | | home reverse osmosis systems if you don't need |
| present, it can be removed as well. | | | | them. They are simply a waste. |
| The list of what is not removed is much longer. | | | | |