Drinking Water Filtration Systems Are Simple And Safe

Publié par Unknown on lundi 29 juin 2015

By Jordan Schmidt


Inadequate and unsafe water use is one main cause of morbidity and or mortality in the society. Healthy sources of this commodity are therefore required for a successful growth in both social and economic activities. The beauty of clean and safe sources cannot therefore be over emphasized. No single individual would wish to consume contaminated fluids. Concerned authorities have equally employed varying measures intended to attain this goal. One such measure is installation of drinking water filtration systems.

Not all sources are safe and good enough for consumption before processing. N the present times, even a spring has to be investigated before it is pronounced safe as used to be before twentieth century. The processing chain may be complex and have varying costs depending on the purification level desired. Some of the constituents that are often eliminated in these processes include algae, fungi, bacteria and solid wastes.

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.

After removing large suspended items, it is necessary to perform a step by step value addition. This is achieved by filtering resultant fluid from which large suspended solids have been removed. Filtration occurs in steps and sequence. The initial phase is rapid sand filtering units designed to eliminate relatively small undesired components. It is quick and large amounts of fluid can be prepared in a short while. Fluid being prepared passes from top vertically down with aid of gravity leaving behind all the undesired components.

Slow sand filters are therefore a second sand filtering process intended to improve quality and value. It is composed of more fine materials than rapid filtration option. It is relatively slow and a large surface area is required for efficiency. In this process, even very fine pollutants are eliminated and resultant product is considered safe for use even without additional treatment options. All the same, additional care may be necessary to maximize safety.

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.

One main way of controlling dissolved ions is through chemical ion exchange processes. Chemicals like calcium and magnesium ions are removed through an ion exchange process. In this process, least troubling ions are instead discharged into water. Better still, ultra filtration membranes may be very useful in complete separation of heavy ions before fluid is ready for use.

Finally, safe water is necessary and required for various operations. It is very wise to use sources that meet the basic thresholds in terms of standards set. Anything outside this bracket is very unsafe and therefore should be avoided.




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