The reverse osmosis membrane is an often talked about and hotly debated factor amongst water experts. The main reason for this is that, especially with the modern phenomenon of prescription drugs in our supply, they are simply not able to cope and leave the consumer at risk.
Quite why they are still so popular and still available is something of a mystery as they are based on old technology and are unable to cope with the modern pollutants. On top of this, and the most worrying factor to me personally, is that they remove the essential minerals from the water too.
Reverse osmosis membranes work by pushing water under pressure through a semi-permeable membrane, removing some of the contaminants but also stripping out vital minerals like calcium and potassium which the World Health Organization states must be present in our drinking water, or we are at risk of becoming mineral deficient.
In response to an earlier article that I wrote on this subject, one lady commented that we can get all the minerals from our diet and so it wasn't an issue, but the fact is we absorb these minerals far more easily from water than from food. In addition consider the amount of water we drink and the quality of our diets today.
The reverse osmosis membrane of these products also allows any molecule smaller than waters to pass through and many of today's toxic chemicals like herbicides, pesticides and pharmaceuticals are much smaller and so are still present after filtering.
They are also expensive to buy and maintain, and very wasteful, discarding two thirds of the water, pushing up your costs even further.
So if you want to be fully protected and use your hard earned dollars more effectively you should choose a cutting edge system that employs a multi-stage process with an activated carbon filter, where the contaminants are chemically bonded with the carbon to achieve a 99% removal rate across the board. In addition, they leave in those essential minerals!
These types of home filtration system, unlike the reverse osmosis membrane products, will leave you with healthy, great tasting water as it should be, with the peace of mind that you are doing your level best to safeguard the health of your family.
