Chlorine is a common disinfectant. When our tap water treatment stations treat drinking water, they add chlorine twice into the tap water to kill bacteria and viruses to ensure the hygiene and safety of drinking water. However, in water, chlorine has a distinct taste, which smells like “bleach” as we named it. It’s a strong corrosive stuff that makes the drinking water tastes bitter.
Although chlorine is very effective at killing bacteria, it affects our health, causing irritation to skin, eyes and respiratory tract. Long term drinking of chlorinated water may damage our liver and kidneys.
In addition, pregnant women and infants are more inclined to the effects of chlorine than the general population because of their weaker immune systems. Drinking chlorinated water can adversely affect the growth and development of fetuses and infants.
Some studies discovered that chlorine could react with other chemicals in drinking water to form toxic substances, such as chloroforms (THMs), which are worryingly linked to cancer, fertility, and more. Therefore, removing chlorine from drinking water is very important to protect our health.
How to scientifically safe and effectively remove chlorine?
Activated Carbon
Activated carbon is a special carbon material that has a large number of fine pores and specific surface area on its surface. During the water filtration process, contaminants in the water, such as chlorine, organic matter, and chemical pollutants, merge with the pores and are absorbed to the surface of the activated carbon. This absorption process achieves the purification effect through physical principles, and there are no new harmful chemicals produced.
Reverse Osmosis Membrane
Reverse osmosis membrane is a water purification technology that removes impurities, including chlorine, organic matter, particulate matter and other pollutants by compressing the water through the fine membranes. It works through the microscopic pores of the membrane in pre-treated water by trapping particles and particulate matter, and removing chlorine through absorption and sedimentation, among other means.
Removing chlorine from drinking water is crucial to protecting our health. That’s why installing water filter is the best simple way, which not only can effectively remove harmful pollutants in drinking water, but also ensure the safety and improves the quality and taste of drinking water.
NESH Indoor Water Filter
NESH indoor water filter effectively removes mud, bacteria and pollutants from water while retaining the minerals our body needs. In order to more effectively filter out chlorine in tap water and eliminate odours, we use ceramic filter elements that are made in the UK, highly effective activated carbon with superior absorption ability and others to ensure that every drop of water is safe to drink.
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