Ecowater drinking water treatment products and reverse osmosis units are all NSF certified. Our customers can be assured of quality and superior products. All About Water/Ecowater services central Arizona customers with Ecowater products that have stood the test of time.
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Under a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), NSF International completed tests that verify the claims of three residential point-of-use water treatment systems. Point-of-use systems are designed to treat drinking water coming from a single dispensing point, such as a kitchen faucet, and usually treat only the cold water supply. The test results indicated that these residential drinking water treatment systems could reduce waterborne bacteria and viruses in the event of intentional contamination within a municipal or private water supply during a homeland security incident.
Testing was conducted in conjunction with the EPA National Homeland Security Research Center and Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program. The three water treatment devices tested reduced biological agent surrogates that represented possible biological contaminants. The surrogates were selected by experts from government agencies and academia working on water security. The units were tested using five different microorganisms, and the ability of the devices to reduce the concentration of each was measured and verified.
All three products tested are reverse osmosis systems, comprised of a membrane separation technology, that removes the biological surrogate microorganisms. Further information about these products, including test results, is available on the ETV website. information from Nsf website.
The presence of toxic chemicals at various concentrations has been widely documented in many water supplies. Detection can be difficult as these contaminants often have no taste or odour. Treatment depends on type and concentration. These chemicals may be industrial solvents or agricultural pesticides and herbicides. One of the most common is Trihalomethane (THM) which is formed when chlorine in the water reacts with natural organic matter.
NSF International, a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization, is the world leader in standards development, product certification, protection of the environment, and risk-management for public health and safety for over 60 years. NSF develops national standards and provides third-party conformity assessment services. NSF is widely recognized for its scientific and technical expertise in the health and environmental sciences.
EcoWater has work closely with NSF to assure the highest quality drinking systems, water softeners, and whole house systems for our customers.
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