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<p style="text-align:left">Are
you familiar with the game “Where’s my Water?” Perhaps, it is time to ask a new
question, “What has my water gone through?”</p>
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<p style="text-align:left">Most
types of drinking water have gone through the process of water purification.
Here is everything you need to know about it:</p>
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<h4><strong>What is it?</strong></h4>
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<p style="text-align:left">Water
purification is the process of removing potentially harmful chemicals in the
water. This process includes distillation, deionization, reverse osmosis, and
carbon filtration. Contaminants such as parasites, bacteria, algae, viruses,
and fungi are removed during the purification process. </p>
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<p style="text-align:left">Regular household use methods such as boiling water or using an activated carbon filter that removes water contaminants. </p>
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<p style="text-align:left">While the larger scale of water purification is a bit more complicated with their process:</p>
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<ul><li><strong>PRETREATMENT</strong></li></ul>
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<p style="text-align:left">Most industrialized
countries have pretreatment plants that remove biological contaminants and
other materials from the water. </p>
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<p style="text-align:left">First, they screen the water
to remove large debris such as sticks and or other materials. Screening is
usually done to surface water or water that came from rivers and lakes. </p>
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<p style="text-align:left">Preconditioning is also done
to make hard water achieve the consistency of soft water. Preconditioning
ensures that hard water won’t leave mineral deposits behind, as that can clog
pipes.</p>
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<ul><li><strong>REFINEMENT</strong></li></ul>
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<p style="text-align:left">This procedure is done after pretreatment. Chemicals are added to add to the water that causes the small particles to clump together. The water is then mixed with large paddles so that coagulated particles will be brought together into a bigger clump that will slowly settle on the bottom of the tank or basin.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left">After removing all the
settled particles, the water is then filtered to remove remaining suspended and
unsettled particles.</p>
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<ul><li><strong>DISINFECTION</strong></li></ul>
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<p style="text-align:left">This is the final step in
water purification. During this procedure, harmful microbes, such as bacteria,
viruses, and protozoa, are killed. Disinfection usually involves chorine, but
other water treatment plants use ion exchange to remove metal ions or
fluoridation to prevent tooth decay.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left">The treated water is then
distributed to consumers through water distribution systems involving pipes,
pumps, booster stations, storage tanks, and associated medium.</p>
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<h4><strong>Importance</strong></h4>
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<p style="text-align:left">Did you know that the majority of diarrhea cases are caused by unsafe water? Water purification ensures that you and your family have access to clean and reliable water.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left">If you don’t want to risk your family getting sick, invest in quality water filters. Visit Megafresh at  <a href="https://megafresh.com.ph/about-us/">https://megafresh.com.ph/about-us/</a> for top-of-the-line water purifiers and filters.</p>
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