"Since
In India, water is not uniform and varies in mineral content from hills to
plains and again in different areas of the plains, it's better to boil the
municipality-supplied drinking water at 100 degree Celsius temperature for
about 20 minutes and consume it within a day. This traditional system of
boiling helps preserve micro nutrients and remove impurities as well,"
added the doctor.
But again just boiling may not ensure complete purification of water nor can a single water purifier do all that is required to de-contaminate water by preserving all the minerals and nutrients. As Sashank Sinha, senior general manager (marketing) of Eureka Forbes Limited, which manufactures waterpurifier, explained, "Boiling water can't remove pesticides or heavy metals like lead from water. Therefore, the right type of water purifier is required. Various filtration and purification technologies are used solo or in combination by different companies for the purpose to cleanse the water of physical, chemical and microbiological contaminants. These can be through activated carbon filters, ceramic candle filter, ultraviolet irradiation technology or the commonly used R.O water purifier technology."
But again just boiling may not ensure complete purification of water nor can a single water purifier do all that is required to de-contaminate water by preserving all the minerals and nutrients. As Sashank Sinha, senior general manager (marketing) of Eureka Forbes Limited, which manufactures waterpurifier, explained, "Boiling water can't remove pesticides or heavy metals like lead from water. Therefore, the right type of water purifier is required. Various filtration and purification technologies are used solo or in combination by different companies for the purpose to cleanse the water of physical, chemical and microbiological contaminants. These can be through activated carbon filters, ceramic candle filter, ultraviolet irradiation technology or the commonly used R.O water purifier technology."
"The R.O process removes up to 90% of the TDS. Most parts of Uttar Pradesh require UV technology in purifiers and not R.O water purifier as the TDS content is already low in municipal water. Therefore, the purification technology used should depend on the source of drinking water and the contaminants found in that particular locality. After surveying the various types of drinking water supplied across 7000 pin codes in India, our trained staff accordingly install water purifiers for consumers that are required for a particular area. We also use advanced mineral cartridge and bio tron technology that de-clusters water molecules and preserves calcium and magnesium in water besides balancing the pH of water," added Sinha.
Dr Abhay Kumar, Chief Scientific Officer with a water purification company, stated that because of the faulty use of unsuitable water purifiers and wrong water purification technology, people end up drinking de-ionised and de-miserliness water. "When food is cooked in the R.O water purifier, where the TDS is low, there is a change in the concentration of minerals, leading to loss of minerals from food as well. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) standard for water pH (for acid-base balance) is 6.5-8.5, but the R.O water purifier water in some conditions becomes acidic, which is unhealthy. Moreover, the treatment process from a domestic R.O water purifier unit results in wastage of 80% of water," said the scientist.
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