What is Reverse Osmosis

Reverse Osmosis is a highly effective method of filtering water, which is also referred to as hyper filtration.

The Reverse Osmosis process forces water through semi-permeable membrane, removing all minerals and contaminates from the water. This system has been around for over fifty years and has seen some great improvements in recent years that many people have installed them in their homes.

It must be noted that while a reverse osmosis system does effectively filter water, it does not sterilize it. The semi-permeable membrane will remove biological contaminants, but it should not be solely depended upon to treat wastewater for human consumption. If your purpose is in the purification of wastewater for reuse, then another system such as an Ultraviolet water treatment system should be used in conjunction with the Reverse Osmosis system. The intense light of the ultraviolet systems will destroy biological contaminants, ensuring that the water is pure, clean, and safe for drinking.

Reverse Osmosis will remove contaminants from water, including chlorine, benzene, chloroform, barium, magnesium, calcium, iron, lead, and countless others. Clean water is a must for a healthily existence. Contaminated water can cause serious health problems including death. The EPA has set standards for about 90 contaminants, which are found in our drinking water. For a complete list of all the possible contaminants, you can view the EPA's standards, and the possible source of each contaminant along with its possible health effects, at: www.epa.gov/safewater/mcl.html. When it comes to our drinking water, we don’t really have a choice in the matter.

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