Research has found certain parasites, bacteria, debris, and other microorganisms in water. Namely, Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and the newer protozoan were discovered later, known as Cyclospora. This contamination is caused by improperly operating water systems, poorly chlorinated, and unfiltered water supp...
and cases of illnesses caused by Cryptosporidium can also occur. Other important wastewater-related diseases include hepatitis A, typhoid, polio, cholera, and dysentery. Outbreaks of these diseases can occur as a result of drinking water from wells polluted...
greater filtration performance, as many use a combination ofactivated carbon/catalytic carbon,plus ion exchange to capture and prevent those pesky contaminants from entering your water, like chlorine, chloramines, heavy metals, chlorine-resistant cysts like giardia and cryptosporidium, pharmaceuticals, and...
“What people don’t think about is that it doesn’t take a natural disaster or a lack of a water systems to compromise the safety of your drinking water,” Hill says. “You hear about Flint and microplastics, and pesticides getting into water sources and water in our backyard becomes uns...