| Before you buy a portable water | | | | filtration device that fits right onto |
| purification system, you have to be sure | | | | the tap. There would be numerous |
| about what contaminants you will be | | | | advantages. |
| facing. If you are hiking, for example, | | | | First, you could use filtered water to |
| you need something that will remove | | | | make coffee. It will taste better and |
| giardia. The illness that it causes is | | | | be better for you. A coffee filter does |
| very common among hikers. | | | | not remove chemical contaminants and |
| Office Water Quality? | | | | during boiling, those chemicals are |
| If you are just concerned about the | | | | released into the air along with the |
| quality of what comes out of the office | | | | steam. |
| tap, then you can get portable water | | | | Some chemical compounds, like THMs cause |
| purification system in a sports bottle. | | | | cancer. You are exposed to THM in |
| They are quite inexpensive. Of course, | | | | numerous ways, but anytime that you can |
| the quality varies. | | | | limit your exposure, you should. |
| Some only contain granulated carbon, so | | | | The Best Approach to Water Purification |
| they only remove some chlorine and odor. | | | | Of course, the advantage to you would be |
| Others can remove lead, chlorine and a | | | | that you would not have to worry about |
| variety of chemical contaminants. It's | | | | carrying a portable water purification |
| always best to check product performance | | | | system to work with you. You might also |
| data, before you buy. | | | | consider doing something else on a |
| Depending on where you office is | | | | regular basis. |
| located, you may need a <a | | | | It's fine to use a portable water |
| target="_new" href="portable'> water | | | | purification system on an occasional |
| purification system</a> that | | | | basis, but for daily use, you are better |
| removes lead. Of course, it also | | | | off filtering at home with a multi-stage |
| depends on the age of your building and | | | | system, storing it in glass bottles in |
| when the pipes were put in. | | | | the refrigerator and carrying that to |
| Lead and other Contaminants | | | | work with you. Plastic can affect the |
| Lead contamination is a widespread | | | | taste and the safety of the water, |
| problem, but some cities have a bigger | | | | particularly after time. |
| problem than others, because the heavy | | | | There is another important safety tip |
| metal was used to line the underground | | | | about a portable water purification |
| pipes that transport water from the | | | | system. Remember to replace it fairly |
| treatment facility to homes and offices. | | | | often and don't use strong detergents to |
| If you work in DC or Baltimore and you | | | | clean it. You may want to insure that |
| want to use your office tap, you need a | | | | it is clean, but if you put it in the |
| portable water purification system that | | | | dishwasher the plastic will degrade and |
| removes lead. If you can, you should | | | | end up contaminating your clean H20. |
| get your company to invest in a better | | | | |