Water Purification Filters

There are many water purification products and filters are one of the main ones. Apart from water purification filters, other products are ionizers, magnets, evaporation distillers, reverse osmosis system, UV ultraviolet sterilizers and chemical additives such as chlorine. There are different versions of water purification filters such as the counter top filters, filtered water coolers, drinking water filters, shower water filters, whole house filtration systems, commercial and industrial water filters and so on.

The main purpose served by these types of filters is to clean and purify the non-drinkable water so that it is fit for drinking. With increasing population and pollution, the level of ground water is not only depleting, it is getting contaminated by industrial wastes and common chemicals from fertilizers and in many locations, discarded prescription drugs. These contaminants have the potential to cause a significant amount of damage to our health.

While many municipal water systems do some filtering and usually add chlorine to kill bacteria, water purifiers should still be installed at every household to ensure good health.

The different systems to purify your water come in varied price ranges to suit all kinds of customers. The price usually depends upon the capacity of the water purification. For example, an industrial water purification filter would be costlier than a domestic one. Even water filters used for domestic purposes can be of different varieties. For example, shower filter removes chlorine, UV filters kill bacteria, and other specialized filters remove specific metals and so on. A negative can be that some filters can remove trace minerals too and some of those are very beneficial for your health.

There are many kinds of filters available in the market. You can choose the one that is right for you. But first, find out about the water that you use. It is essential to know if it has a high content of toxic elements like arsenic or is it rich in helpful minerals or what it's Ph is and whether your water is hard or soft. You can easily find very accurate and inexpensive home test kits and test your own water. Thus when you purchase water filters, a little research is important.

The author has over 20 years of experience in the water purification field and holds both a bachelor of Science and masters of science degrees. More information on the author can be found at