| Deadly drugs in drinking water - if this has brought | | | | it still contains the drugs. |
| a shock to you; get ready to witness some eye | | | | It is easy to understand that you do not have |
| opening facts. It is important not only to know | | | | much control over the drugs that are getting |
| about the drugs found in drinking water but also | | | | added in the water. But what you can do to save |
| to understand what can be done to prevent | | | | your family from drinking such unhealthy water, is |
| yourself from consuming such unhealthy water. | | | | to filter out all drugs in drinking water. |
| Pain killers, hormone enhancers, anti-depressants | | | | This can be easily done by a home water |
| and aspirin- these are some of the commonly | | | | purification unit. There are many available in the |
| used drugs which are found in the drinking water. | | | | market, but don't get carried away with the |
| It is not difficult to understand the seriousness of | | | | brand name. |
| consuming these drugs in drinking water. Not only | | | | For example, there is a common misconception |
| can it cause some major health ailments, it can be | | | | that reverse osmosis based water filters are |
| serious enough to cause death! | | | | capable of filtering out all the contaminants from |
| You will be wondering how these dangerous drugs | | | | the water. But this is only a half truth. |
| are getting added in the water. You will be | | | | They can handle all contaminants but |
| surprised to know that apart from the industry | | | | pharmaceutical drugs! |
| owners, each one of us is also responsible for | | | | The way these filters work, they employ a thin |
| adding drugs in drinking water. How? | | | | porous membrane through which water is forced |
| - Even today, many industries are still adding their | | | | to pass. What is filtered and what is not simply |
| waste products to rivers and other natural | | | | depends on its molecular size. Water molecules |
| sources of water. Some companies dump their | | | | being smaller than the size of the pores easily |
| waste in open areas from where the drugs and | | | | pass through the membrane and become "pure". |
| other contaminants seep down through rain water | | | | The point to be considered here is that these |
| and eventually pollute the ground water. This | | | | drugs, unlike other contaminants, they too have a |
| water is supplied to our homes unfiltered, which is | | | | small molecular size, due to which they pass |
| why we witness drugs in drinking water. | | | | through the membrane and reach the otherwise |
| - Many people prefer disposing these drugs by | | | | "pure" water. |
| flushing them off. But what they forget to | | | | Instead of depending on such water purifiers |
| consider is the fact that they are not disposing | | | | which cannot solve the current problem of drugs |
| the drugs but simply making it reach the | | | | in drinking water, its better you go for multi stage |
| sewerage. On recycling this water, many of the | | | | water purifiers. They are efficient and effective |
| drugs do not get removed. And later, after | | | | for all types of contaminants. Do some research |
| cleansing when this water is recycled and reused, | | | | and find the one that suits you the most. |