| There are many reasons one might consider a home | | | | for unborn babies and their mothers. Some systems |
| water filter. There is ever growing concern about the | | | | may also help to purify the homes air. |
| purity of our water supplies. Bottled water has been | | | | Economic benefits include the cost. Considering that |
| the choice for people world-wide. It is however an | | | | bottled water can cost more than a gallon of gasoline, |
| unregulated industry and some types may actually be | | | | filters would be more economical. They would pay for |
| no better than tap water. There are health, economic, | | | | themselves because they can save as much as $700 |
| and environmental reasons to consider their use. | | | | dollars a year that may have been spent on bottled |
| A filter will provide clear, clean, and pure water. It is | | | | water. Filters would also benefit the environment. |
| instrumental in the reduction or prevention of many | | | | Environmentally friendly, filters reduce the amount of |
| diseases including cancer, learning disabilities in children | | | | plastic bottles that need to be produced to |
| and birth defects that can be linked to a contaminated | | | | accommodate the bottled water demand. There is |
| water supply. | | | | also a significant reduction in the amount of plastic |
| Filters remove sediment and dirt. They also remove | | | | going into our land fills. If the water supply is purified, |
| bacteria, chlorine, cysts, and VOCs-volatile organic | | | | there will be a great reduction of contaminants that |
| chemicals as well as lead. Most filters will also retain | | | | can escape into the air which can affect health. |
| valuable trace minerals like calcium, potassium, and | | | | Considering a home water filter can hold many |
| magnesium. | | | | benefits. They include better health and less |
| Municipal water companies cannot control the | | | | expenditure on bottled water. Individual use filters are |
| outbreak of dangerous bacteria in our water. This | | | | great for their portability even if a water filter system |
| makes filters almost a necessity. They promote good | | | | is in place. |
| health, the proper growth and development of children, | | | | |