Can We Trust Reverse Osmosis To Create Safe Drinking Water?

The disadvantages of reverse osmosis greatly outweigh the advantages. I’ll cover in detail what these many shortcomings are in a moment. The question is, “Does reverse osmosis make water safe to drink?” The answer is a resounding no.

Industries use reverse osmosis as a process for demineralizing the water used by boilers. This is primarily done to keep deposits from building up inside machines that lead to mechanical breakdowns and costly repairs. The other use is for treatment of water at large scale facilities.

You may be wondering that if large scale facilities are using reverse osmosis, if it’s not safe, why is it being used? I don’t know why the method continues to be used because the technology is older and there are more advanced technology available in making water safe to drink.

The major disadvantages of reverse osmosis make the older system really unfit because all it was created to do is demineralize water. The older system is not capable of removing contaminants that are below molecular weight of the water that carries them.

Many chemicals and microscopic organisms are among the contaminants that flow freely through our pipes in our home and they wait for us to consume it. To make matters worse, there are over 2,000 well-known cancer causing chemicals in our reservoir system and the treatment facilities are unable to remove them due to inadequate equipment.

So, to answer the question, “Can we trust osmosis to create safe drinking water?” Absolutely not. With all of these toxins and organisms in our drinking water, how could anyone justify claiming that reverse osmosis makes our tap water safe to drink. It is better for consumption than before the process but that doesn’t mean it is safe.

The disadvantages of reverse osmosis is even greater in home use models. These machines waste a tremendous amount of water at a rate of five gallons of waste water for every one gallon cleaned. Because these models run on electricity also means you will see an increase in your electric bill.

What you want to look for is a home water purification that does the job that reverse osmosis can’t. The best systems to look for are those that feature a multi-stage filtering system in order to eliminate the risk from major contaminants. Here are key features that a good purification system should have.

The best units will feature both an activated granular carbon and multimedia filter. This will remove threats brought by chlorine and other chemicals. It also utilizes a sub-micron filter which eliminates the dangerous biological elements from the water. An ion exchange unit will give you the added benefits of removing toxic heavy metals such as lead and replacing it with the healthiest minerals.

Now that you are aware of the disadvantages of reverse osmosis, now you know the alternatives that exist for the health of you and your family.