Ceramic Water Filter Cartridge - Still Effective in Eliminating Micro-Organisms

If you are looking to improve the quality of your tap water, a ceramic water filter cartridge could be perfect for your household.

Like most filtration systems, ceramic filters rely on a fine pore structure to reduce or eliminate various kinds of contaminants. Only contaminants and water (which have a smaller than the pores) are allowed to pass through the filtering membranes.

There are two types of ceramic filtration cartridges - the pot type and the candle type. These are capable of removing various micro-organisms.

As you may well know, micro-organisms are some of the most lethal contaminants. Ingesting them can get people sick very quickly and in some causes, cause death.

This was the case in Milwaukee in 1993, when an outbreak of the cryptosporidium parasite in the water supply cause around 60 deaths and hundreds of thousands of people got sick.

Often times, these cartridges are combined with an activated carbon filter for the removal of chlorine, bad taste and odor.

Chlorine in water has been linked to asthma and other respiratory illnesses. When chlorine is combined with organic contaminants, it forms by-products, some of which are carcinogenic.

Many non governmental organizations have advocated the use of ceramic water filters in poor countries that have serious water quality problems. Just imagine what this filter cartridge could do for your household, given that the quality of your water supply is a lot better than that of many poorer countries.

There are other factors to take into consideration before you buy this cartridge - factors which could directly impact your health and safety.
By David Surgeon