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Guard Against Waterborne Microorganisms

Try as they might, municipal water systems are not flawless. We have all heard of, or received notice of a breach in the system causing us to boil water before consumption. Children, the elderly and anyone with a lowered immune system are the most susceptible to waterborne bacteria. What happens if there is a system breach, and you don't get the notice in time? The only way to be confident your water is free of pathogenic microbes is to destroy them through disinfection. Although widely used for disinfection, chlorine has several disadvantages. It reacts with natural organic materials found in water to produce strong, often unpleasant taste, harsh odors and even harmful by-products such as chloroform and trihalomethanes. In Europe, authorities prefer to avoid chemical treatments that can impact the environment. UV disinfection has been utilized there in water sanitation for 90 years. UV sanitization works as household water passes through the disinfection chamber. Ultra Violet Light sterilizes that has nucleic acids including pathogens that cause staff and strep infections, Salmonella, Hepatitis, and of course the potentially deadly consequences of E. coli. UV disinfecting is equally effective against protozoan organisms such as Giardia and Cryptosporidium.