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