If you listen to the loudest mouths in the water treatment industry (CEOs , Investors, College Researchers, and Marketing Executives) you will read claims of earth-shattering, innovative, revolutionary new water technologies. If however you talk to the people that actually solve water problems you will learn that it is the conventional technologies, and orthodox application science that solve 99.9% of water-related challenges. Reverse Osmosis, Ultra/Nano Filtration, Ion Exchange, Depth and…
Reverse Osmosis
Berkey Filter Taking Heat? News Flash NSF/ANSI Doesn’t Guarantee Squat!
The Berkey Water Filter has come under criticism because or reports that the filter was not able to process as many gallons of water as advertised. Upon release of this news, proponents of NSF and ANSI poured out of the woodwork proclaiming, “AH HA, this is because the Berkey does not bear the NSF certifications”. “AH HA, this is what happens when you purchase a non-certified filter.” An article by…
Does RO Remove All Bacteria?
By specification commercial RO membranes state that they remove 99.9% of bacteria. This in no way indicates that RO removes all bacteria. At any given time the rejection of bacteria may indeed be 100%, but this will never be the case 24/7/365 If the inquiry is to determine if RO water is sterile and can be counted on to be bacteria free, the answer is an absolute no. Here are…