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Drinking Chloramine
When you mix chlorine and ammonia together it becomes a disinfectant called Chloramine. Chloramine is dangerous because it is used in some water utilities distribution facilities because it is more stable than Chlorine, but the dangerous effects can last a long time....
Radium – Radon Gas
When Radium decays which is a natural process in nature, it turns into a gas and is called Radon. It gets into our water system through the air and ground. It is difficult to detect because you cannot see, smell or taste it even though you maybe drinking it. It can...
Arsenic Affects on Your Health
Arsenic is airborne and it can leached through rocks and soil and enter your water source. It’s used in pesticides, tobacco, wood preservatives and it is released in the environment by volcanoes and mining processes. Arsenic gets into the body through consumption of...
Brown or Yellowish Water
Brown or Yellow Water If you are witnessing brown or yellowish water it could be Tannins in your city or well water. Tannis is the natural breakdown of organic or decaying vegetation. It also might be a build up of sediment in your pipes. If it is in your plumbing it...
Hardness
What’s the difference between hardness and TDS? Hardness can be measured in grains per gallon and is minerals calcium and magnesium that become hard as a rock and is difficult to remove. Hardness can ruin your appliances, make your hair dry and even cause hair loss....
What Does Cloudy Water & Turbidity Mean?
The higher the turbidity the higher the health risks including gastrointestinal disease, Giardia and Cryptosporidium. People that are immunocompromised are at higher health risks because contaminants like viruses or bacteria can become attached to the suspended...
Chlorine Taste and Smell
Chlorinated Water & Health Disinfecting your municipality water supply, chlorine must be used. Several days month you’ll smell a lot of chlorine because the water has bacteria or other contaminants they are trying to remove. The chlorine in water reacts with...
Iron & Rotten Egg Smell
Iron and magnesium can damage healthy skin cells and cause early onset of wrinkles. Your hair becomes dry and brittle. Excessive amounts of iron will cause many problems. Every time you shower you become saturated in oxidized (yellow to red) or oxidized (clear) iron....
PFAS are Forever Chemicals
Big Problem with PFAS in US 110 Million Americans' and over 33 states drinking water is contaminated with PFAS according to the environmental working group. These chemicals are called "Forever Chemicals". They are highly toxic fluorinated chemicals that affect us on a...
New NASA Spinoff Article
NASA TECHNOLOGY - SilverShiel Puronics® is featured in a new NASA Spinoff article! Here's the part about Puronics® SilverShield® technology. "In the 1970s, Arizona inventor, Ray Ward, requested a technical information package from NASA based on the silver ion system...
