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NSF International: Who they are what they do

NSF International, established more than 55 years ago, is an independent, not-for-profit product testing and certification agency that sets standards for a wide variety of home and industrial products. It is accredited by ANSI, the American National Standards Institute, and it has been designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a Collaborative Center for Drinking Water Safety and Treatment.

The NSF International standards for water treatment systems are based on input from experts in public health, industry, government agencies, and academia.

The eSpring™ Water Purifier is the first in-home, point-of-use water system certified by NSF International to meet all three of these major water quality standards: NSF/ANSI Standards 42, 53 and 55.*

Standard 42, Aesthetic Effects:

Tests systems for their ability to reduce drinking water contaminants that affect the taste, odour, and clarity of drinking water.

Standard 53, Health Effects:

Tests systems for their ability to reduce a wide range of drinking water contaminants, including lead, asbestos, VOCs, and pesticides. Standard 53 is much more difficult to meet than Standard 42. No other UV carbon-based system has been certified to reduce more health-effect contaminants than the eSpring Water Purifier.

Standard 55, Class B, Ultraviolet Microbiological Water Treatment:

Standard 55 applies exclusively to systems that use ultraviolet light. It certifies the system’s ability to reduce normally occurring microorganisms in municipally treated water.

*Please note: There are many parts and sections within the NSF International standards. For a complete listing and comparison with other systems, or to learn more, please visit the very informative NSF International web site, www.nsf.org. It covers a wide range of topics concerning public safety. To see the eSpring page on the nsf website, click here.

Other NSF requirements

A water treatment system that is NSF Certified must meet five basic requirements:

1. Certified contaminant reduction claims must be proven through testing performed by NSF International at its laboratories.
   The eSpring Water Purifier has done this.


2. The system must not add anything harmful to the water.
   The eSpring Water Purifier does not.


3. The system must be structurally sound and designed to meet plumbing requirements such as pressure fluctuations.
   The eSpring Water Purifier is.


4. Advertising, literature, and labeling must not contain any false or misleading statements.
   The eSpring collateral does not.


5. Only pre-authorized changes in the materials and manufacturing process are allowed.
   The eSpring materials and process have done this.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) The WQA is dedicated to promoting the highest standards of honesty, integrity, fair dealing and professionalism in the water treatment improvement industry, and committed to stringent product testing. WQA represents more than 2,400 member companies in more than 70 countries. To learn more about the WQA , visit their web site at www.wqa.org. The eSpring™ Water Purifier has WQA's Gold Seal The WQA developed the Gold Seal program to help consumers choose high quality water treatment products. It awards the Gold Seal only to those systems that have met or exceeded industry standards (see below). The eSpring Water Purifier has been awarded the WQA Gold Seal. Gold Seal requirements Product performance testing - measures contaminant reduction capabilities over the life of the water treatment product Structural integrity testing - measures durability under pressurization beyond the usual demands of home water systems and simulates 10 years normal use Materials safety assurance - confirms nothing harmful will be added to the water Literature reviews - ensure the Water Quality Association's high Code of Ethics standards in product advertising, labeling and installation instructions Customers can easily identify WQA-validated products by looking for the Gold Seal mark or through product listings in the Validated Water Treatment Equipment Directory available through the WQA. To learn more about the WQA, visit their web site at www.wqa.org.

No other water purification system has uv protection from microorganisms. Also the espring system will run you about 7 cents per gallon for perfect water your family can trust guaranteed.

Water In An Emergency Or Disaster

Some people think it's silly to buy bottled water for drinking, and asks: "Why pay for bottled water when you can get from your kitchen faucet?" Others prefer to have an option in drinking water. They want to know what is happening in their bodies, they say. To this end, drinking water from the tap-cons, "Have you ever run tests on tap water and bottled water?

What do you think you should choose carefully the drinking water. You may also want to test - and to get literature on the results of tests to be performed in different drinking water available.

Take drinking water in bottles. For many people, the fact that bottled water is clean. But is it? Is it possible that your bottled drinking water contains such a large colony of "criminals of the water," as does your tap water?

Bottled drinking Terminology

The following definitions of frequently used labels of bottled drinking water to describe the characteristics of water sources and treatment methods. It may surprise you. These definitions of the pamphlet, "Fundamentals of bottled water", published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

* Artesian water, ground water, spring water, well water - water from an underground aquifer that may or may not be processed. Water from artesian wells and wells are operated by one. Spring water is collected as it flows to the surface or through a well. Groundwater can be.

* Distilled water - the water vapor condenses back boiling and bottling. Distilling water kills microbes and removes the natural mineral water, giving it a flat taste.

* Drinking water - water intended for human consumption and in sealed bottles or other containers with no ingredients except may optionally contain safe and suitable disinfectants. Fluoride can be added within the limits imposed by the quality standards for bottled water.

* Mineral water - ground water that naturally contains more than 250 parts per million total dissolved solids.

Have you noticed ...?

* Bottled drinking water is not necessarily clean, just like tap water is not clean.

* Bottled drinking water can come from an aquifer that has been treated with chemicals or not treated at all. Tap water is usually treated.

* Bottled water may contain any number of impurities such as human or animal waste - both tap water is not allowed to contain.

Drinking water in the bottle * may contain disinfectants and fluoride - as tap water does!

* Bottled drinking water may contain minerals that will lead up to!

Bottled drinking water is often dirtier than you could hope for!

Bottle of drinking water standards

USFDA does not set standards for bottled drinking water. You might want to read if you are serious about drinking water for your family.

Bottled drinking water sold in interstate commerce UD, including bottled products abroad, must meet the following minimum federal standards:

Drinking water in the bottle * must meet FDA standards for physical, chemical, microbiological and radiological. When the EPA sets a new standard for a contaminant in tap water, the FDA has set a new standard for the same contaminant in drinking water in bottles or find that the new EPA standard does not apply to drinking water in bottles.

TRANSLATION: Bottled drinking water must be nothing better than tap water. In fact, it can go lower standards.

* Bottlers must be the name of the product and the quality of water, the name and address of manufacturer, packer or distributor, and the net weight on their labels.

TRANSLATION: The labels on bottled drinking water should not tell you what was added to the water.

* New sources of bottled drinking water must be approved by a court or local. Bottlers must also test their source and finished bottled drinking water at least once a week for microbiological contaminants and at least once a year for physical, chemical and radiological.

TRANSLATION: Once the source has been approved by the government, with the EPA and FDA, is the bottler to maintain cleanliness.

* If you drink bottled water was found to be counterfeit or dangerous to health, is subject to FDA enforcement action, including seizure of domestic products and imports was dismissed.

TRANSLATION: Bottled drinking water is clean to ensure anyone. Only if the real dangers are coercive action may occur.

* Bottlers must operate their facilities in compliance with FDA manufacturing practices to ensure that their bottled drinking water products are safe and produced in a safe and sanitary.

TRANSLATION: You have the bottled drinking water is produced in conditions of safety and health, but the actual contents are not accurate.

Bottled drinking water is good to have on hand in case of emergency, but do not believe in bottled water for safe drinking water. The purity can vary from one brand to another and from one batch to another.

Bottled Drinking Water - Clean Or Dirty?

Some people think it's silly to buy bottled water for drinking, and asks: "Why pay for bottled water when you can get from your kitchen faucet?" Others prefer to have an option in drinking water. They want to know what is happening in their bodies, they say. To this end, drinking water from the tap-cons, "Have you ever run tests on tap water and bottled water?

No matter how you think you should choose your drinking water carefully. You can even test - or get the literature shows test results was performed on drinking water available to you.

Take drinking water in bottles. For many people, the fact that water is bottled means it is pure. But is it? Can bottled water also contains a large colony of "criminals of the waters", as tap water?

Terminology bottle of drinking water

The following definitions are frequently used on labels of bottles of water to describe the characteristics of water sources and treatment methods. It may surprise you. These definitions are taken from the booklet, "Fundamentals of bottled water," published by the Environmental Protection Agency of USA.

* Artesian water, ground water, spring water and well water - water from an underground aquifer which may or may not be processed. Water from artesian wells and water is captured by a well. Spring water is collected as it floats on the surface or via a borehole. Groundwater can be either.

* Distilled water - water vapor is condensed back boiling and bottles. Water distillation kills bacteria and removes natural minerals from the water, giving it a flat taste.

* Drinking water - water intended for human consumption and sealed in bottles or other containers with no ingredients, except that it may contain a disinfectant safe and healthy. Fluoride can be added within the quality standards of bottled water.

* Mineral water - ground water that naturally contains more than 250 parts per million total dissolved solids.

Have you noticed ...?

Drinking water in the bottle * is not necessarily clean, just tap water is not potable.

* Bottled drinking water can come from an aquifer that has been treated with chemicals or not treated at all. Tap water is usually treated.

* Bottled water may contain any number of impurities such as human or animal waste - both tap water is not allowed to contain.

* Bottled drinking water may contain fluoride and disinfectants - such as tap water does!

Drinking water in the bottle * may contain minerals, even drive!

Bottled drinking water is often much more polluted than we could hope for!

Bottled drinking standards

USFDA does not set standards for bottled drinking water. You might want to read if you are serious about drinking water for your family.

Bottled drinking water sold in interstate commerce UD, products bottled abroad, must meet the following minimum federal:

Drinking water in the bottle * must meet FDA standards for physical, chemical, microbiological and radiological. When the EPA sets a new standard for a contaminant in tap water, the FDA has set a new standard for the same contaminant in drinking water in bottles or find that the new EPA standard does not apply to drinking water in bottles.

TRANSLATION: Bottled drinking water is not necessarily better than tap water. In fact, it is clear that less stringent standards.

Bottling * must include the name of the product and the type of water, the name and address of manufacturer or packer, or distributor and the net content on their labels.

Translation: the labeling of bottled drinking water does not need to tell you what needs to be added to the water.

* New sources of bottled drinking water must be approved by a court or local. Bottlers must also test their source and finished bottled drinking water at least once a week for microbiological contaminants and at least once a year for physical, chemical and radiological.

TRANSLATION: When the source has been approved by the government, with the EPA and FDA standards, it is for the bottler to maintain cleanliness.

* If bottled water is found to be false or harmful to health, which is subject to enforcement actions by the FDA, the seizure of domestic products and the refusal of entry of imports.

TRANSLATION: Bottled drinking water is clean to ensure anyone. Only if the real dangers are coercive action may occur.

* Bottlers must operate their plants in compliance with good manufacturing practice for the FDA to ensure that their bottled water products are safe and produced under conditions of safety and health.

TRANSLATION: Bottled water should result in safety and health, but the actual content is not strictly controlled.

Bottled drinking water is good to have a hand in an emergency, but do not think drinking bottled water as drinking water. Purity can vary from one brand to another and from batch to batch.

E-spring Filtration System Home

Convenient and easy to use  eSpring Water Treatment System ® improves the taste, odor and clarity of 1,320 gallons of water, enough for a family of six to cook and drink with, for one year. The patented carbon-block filter effectively reduces more than 140 potential health-effect contaminants while allowing beneficial minerals like calcium and magnesium to pass through.

Water Purifiers For Home

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I bet that someone who spends time outdoors, camping or paddling with their parents in the last 30 years knows "Deer History." The way I remember, distrust hikers # 1 and # 2 are directed through the woods when # 1 decides that it needs to fill his water bottle. He then proceeded to bathe in a small mountain stream near and long for a drink. # 2 requires too much water, but a little worried about the offer (which is what you get? How clean?), And decided to wait for later. And now, a few minutes up the trail, the couple found a deer dead and bloodied in the gutter, flow like a walker # just drink.

Moral of the story is that the water is full of holes and the proposal is the back country. Just because you're miles from anywhere, does not mean that water is not polluted, contaminated, or worse. And in this age of toxic waste is lost, the discomfort of bacterial and viral infections, and all sorts of nastiness, there's really no reason not to do something about the water.

The most common navigation problems in the United States are Giardia, Cryptosporidium and E. coli, all the bad little buggers that can quickly add a note unfortunate is otherwise a fun trip. Outside, you can add at least a dozen greater threats, such as salmonella, hepatitis and other water treatment that you choose should be able to kill as many of these as possible. Like anything, these methods have their pros and cons, so it is important to learn as much as possible about the options market and make informed choices that suit your needs.

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The conventional method of cleansing the interior of the country, has long been established that the boiling water for ten minutes (one minute for each 1000 feet above sea level) to kill something dangerous about him. This is more or less true, and remains the simplest and safest water purification. And that will bring a stove and cooking pot along anyway, there's really nothing more than full. But the taste of boiled water sterile, the time it takes to heat and cold water, and fuel required for the operation is left as a last resort for most people in this day and age.

Filters

As soon as the processing solution more popular and less effective, or is it true?, No self-respecting head gear these days to venture out the door without de-regulation, filtering the water hand pump. The good news is, as long as the filter pores are small enough, and some must be kept clean, are generally more effective against bacteria and parasites. And because many also become role models for the screen, you can also pump water directly from the source and contaminate your bottle. The result is a fast, easy does not change the taste of your water.

The eSpring® Water Purifier improves the taste, odor, and clarity of up to 1,320 gallons of water, enough for a family of six to cook and drink with, for one year. Independent third-party testing has shown that the carbon-block filter effectively reduces more than 140 potential health-effect impurities – like pesticides, VOCs, mercury, and lead – yet allows beneficial minerals like calcium and magnesium to pass through. The UV bulb destroys up to 99.9999% of bacteria, 99.99% of viruses, and 99.95% of cysts in drinking water without the use of chemicals.


Iodine / chlorine drops

Fast and efficient, drops chemical that kills most viruses, bacteria and protozoa, with the exception of the ever popular Crypto. Its high portability factor of a few drops can purify gallons of water that is a popular and attractive solution for canoeists and hikers behind similar countries. However, there are some caveats that make a chemical treatment in less than ideal.

The first is the taste. Iodine, in particular by the strong metallic taste in water. It is not so bad for cooking, but drink it quickly can be a bit 'difficult to digest. There are ways around this (citrus flavor Kool Aid, etc. ...), but it is important to consider what you can put up with taste-wise, before you head out on the water. Another is its efficiency. Various chemical solutions are in large part by water temperature and the amount that you are clean, and often require water to be pre-filtered to remove sediment and cloudiness. This means you can literally take hours for the treatment of a large sample of water. The third problem depends on the person drinking the water. While rare, it is not unheard of to trigger reactions of iodine and chlorine. In addition, chemicals, as these are not things you want to build the body. Their use as infrequently as possible is usually a good thing.

Crypto inactive against a growing threat in the chemicals in U.S. waters that can cause problems in the body, and the effectiveness is variable enough to convince me to keep the chemicals at home. But that said, the solutions are large decline as a method of emergency safeguard. And those small bottles will certainly not take up too much space in your bag of speed.

So there you have it. Three methods of water purification, three sets of advantages and disadvantages. This is far from a black and white situation, so the best thing to consider when shopping for a solution of inland waters is that nothing is perfect. Choose the method that makes more sense than you do.

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