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Hello Paul -
I found your article on water most interesting. I grew up in Bear =
River - all hills that are a mixture of ledges (lots of fossils) and =
gravel. I think almost everywhere there is more than enough gravel to =
filter the water, the result being pure fresh drinking water (untested) =
everywhere.
When I moved here to Barrington I soon found the water needed to =
be filtered. I asked my plumber what he would suggest, and he installed =
a Brita filter. According to your article it is even better than I =
thought it was.
Roland.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Paul S. Boyer=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Bottled Water
More on Drinking Water
The iron problem is almost universal in water of the province. In the =
granite area, the dug wells have a tendency (almost a certainty) to have =
bacterial contamination, particularly if there are other house, or ducks =
and geese around. The drilled wells have uranium and arsenic from =
weathering of the granite, if you are in a granite terrain.
We have a dug well, over 100 years old. We have a water softener to =
handle some of the iron. (I wish that this were not necessary, because =
water-softening adds salt to the groundwater, and costs for the salt, =
which one must haul in every so often.) Then there is a particulate =
filter to remove some more of the iron. Next comes a UV light which =
kills all the bacteria. The unit must be kept clean so that the UV can =
get through the special glass to fry the unwanted organisms, and bulb =
must be changed every year. (Said bulb costs about $120 with tax.) =
Finally, we have a reverse-osmotic filter, which takes out everything =
which is left, and gives really pure, clear water.
Bottled water in the small containers is terribly expensive, compared =
to the real market-value of water. When you buy bottled water, you are =
mainly paying for handling, and the bottle. A liter of water from a =
city water supply is actually worth only a few hundredths of a cent. Of =
course, one's perspective changes if dying of thirst!
The drilled wells require special filters to remove U and As. Reverse =
osmosis would be good. I have a neighbor who uses Brita=AE filters, and =
finds (by actual testing) that they remove 99% of the offending =
elements.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello Paul -</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I found =
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on water most interesting. I grew up in Bear River - all hills that are =
a=20
mixture of ledges (lots of fossils) and gravel. I think almost =
everywhere there=20
is more than enough gravel to filter the water, the result being pure =
fresh=20
drinking water (untested) everywhere.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> When I =
moved here to=20
Barrington I soon found the water needed to be filtered. I asked my =
plumber what=20
he would suggest, and he installed a Brita filter. According to your =
article it=20
is even better than I thought it was.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Roland.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Dpsboyer@eastlink.ca =
href=3D"mailto:psboyer@eastlink.ca">Paul S.=20
Boyer</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 27, =
2009 8:41=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Bottled =
Water</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><BR></DIV>More on Drinking =
Water
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV>The iron problem is almost universal in water of the province. =
In=20
the granite area, the dug wells have a tendency (almost a certainty) =
to have=20
bacterial contamination, particularly if there are other house, or =
ducks and=20
geese around. The drilled wells have uranium and arsenic from =
weathering=20
of the granite, if you are in a granite terrain.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV>We have a dug well, over 100 years old. We have a water =
softener to=20
handle some of the iron. (I wish that this were not necessary, =
because=20
water-softening adds salt to the groundwater, and costs for the salt, =
which=20
one must haul in every so often.) Then there is a particulate =
filter to=20
remove some more of the iron. Next comes a UV light which kills =
all the=20
bacteria. The unit must be kept clean so that the UV can get =
through the=20
special glass to fry the unwanted organisms, and bulb must be changed =
every=20
year. (Said bulb costs about $120 with tax.) Finally, we =
have a=20
reverse-osmotic filter, which takes out everything which is left, and =
gives=20
really pure, clear water.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Bottled water in the small containers is terribly expensive, =
compared to=20
the real market-value of water. When you buy bottled water, you =
are=20
mainly paying for handling, and the bottle. A liter of water =
from a city=20
water supply is actually wo