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Microplastics from Laundry Water End Up in Waterways & the Ocean
The majority of microparticles that end up in a Metro Vancouver wastewater treatment plant are primarily from fibres such as polyester and rayon (modified cellulose) which indicates that they are coming from our laundry water...
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The Golden Ratio
Rendered mathematically, the Golden Ratio is approximately 1 to 1.618. It is related to the Fibonacci Sequence, a numerical progression which describes the spiral form of seashells, sunflower heads, tornadoes and the corkscrew movement of water going down your drain. The spiral is...
Introducing the best filters for your Berkey
As it became clear that we can no longer count on Berkey for reliable replacement elements, we started searching for new filters so that you, and our many existing Berkey customers, can continue to use your Berkey system, with confidence.
Read MoreWatermatters has terminated doing business with Berkey®. Here's why.
Like many of you, we have enjoyed using a Berkey for filtering our drinking water for many years. However, over the past year and a half, Watermatters™ has received increasingly frequent reports of Black Berkey replacement elements that produce relentlessly cloudy water...
Read MoreThe Benefits of Drinking Hydrogen-Rich Water
Hydrogen is the fundamental substance of life. As its name suggests, hydro-gen generates the existence of water. Of all the known elements in the universe it is the smallest, lightest and most abundant. Hydrogen is...
Bio-photons: The Light in Your Cells, Food & Water
Scientists have discovered that cells communicate by means of ultra weak light emissions called biophotons. The quality of this light influences the order and coherence within a living system. Living cells receive and transmit energy in the form of radiation and light, even as life and energy upon earth are dependent on sunlight.
PFAs and ‘Forever Chemicals’ - how to limit your exposure
PFAS are a group of persistent manmade chemicals that are gaining a lot of attention. They are virtually everywhere. Our lifestyles have been intertwined with the use of these chemicals since the 1940’s. They have been used for manufacturing everyday products such as household cleaning products, protective coatings for textiles, stain-resistant carpeting, firefighting foams, cosmetics, non-stick cookware, personal care products and even dental floss… to make it glide better....
Read MoreWhat are Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs) in Drinking Water?
Chlorine, chloramine (chlorine plus ammonia) and ozone are the most commonly used chemicals for disinfecting municipal tap water. These disinfectants are powerful oxidizing agents that react with organic material present in the water to which they have been applied. These reactions cause the formation of more than 700 new chemical compounds called disinfection byproducts (DBPs) many of which are know to be toxic. Only 9 of these are currently regulated.
Read MoreWhat are Haloacetic Acids (HAAs) in Drinking Water?
When chlorine is added to water it reacts with organic matter present in the water resulting in the formation of hundreds of chemical compounds called chlorination byproducts. Although these byproducts are not yet well understood, they are known to be toxic. Only 9 of them are regulated...
Read MoreWhat are Trihalomethanes (THMs)?
Trihalomethanes (THMs) are a group of 4 chemical compounds that form in water disinfected with chlorine. They are known to be toxic but are not yet well understood by science. Of over 700 known chemicals that result from adding disinfectant to water, only 9 are currently regulated...
Chloramine is Controversial
Chloramine is used as an alternative to chlorine for disinfecting drinking water. Canada is currently (2019) in the process of updating its guidelines for the use of chloramine in drinking water. Chloramine is a more persistent but less effective disinfectant than chlorine...
What is KDF and what is Chlorgon?
KDF (Kinetic Degradation Fluxion) and Chlorgon are different brand names for an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in shower filters and some drinking water filters. It removes free chlorine from water by reversing the electrochemical process that originally produced the chlorine....
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