Water can contain dirt, chemicals, mineral, and other elements that make it smell and taste bad. Some of these impurities can put your health in danger, especially when they include microscopic organisms or bacteria that can cause serious diseases. Filtering water can help remove these impurities and purify water, making it safer to drink, while often improving its taste. Here are the 3 main reasons for installing water purification systems offered by Atmo Systems for their clients in Honolulu, HI.
Lowering chlorine
Most utility companies make use of chlorine to treat drinking water because it’s efficient in killing bacteria found in the water, easy to use, and cheap. While it’s a disinfectant, chlorine can make drinking water taste and smell unpleasant and it reacts with some metals to form hazardous compounds. Our activated carbon filters remove the chlorine taste and smell from water.
Removing toxic lead
Lead is harmful when ingested and it’s wise to remove it from drinking water. Lead gets into drinking water when it seeps into the water supply from old plumbing pipes or the solder used to join them together. It can be removed from water through carbon filters, distillation, or reverse osmosis filters designed specifically to remove the metal. If you rely on well water, health agencies recommend that you have your well tested at least once a year for lead and other contaminants.
Pesticide removal
In the past, most common pesticides contained heavy metals that didn’t readily dissolve in water, but today pesticide residues in drinking water may be on the rise since modern organic pesticides dissolve in water and can easily get into the water supply. Activated carbon filters can get rid of volatile organic compounds and pesticides from drinking water. You can use our water purification systems for your property.
If you need Atmo Systems’s assistance in installing water purification systems in Honolulu, HI, you can call us at (808) 220-4579 for more information on our products and services or if you have questions regarding efficient water-from-air production.