Water!! We rarely pay attention to its enormity. Water is
life. It is the one thing the world cannot survive without. Although we have realized its importance for drinking purposes, we still need to think about the
quality of the water we drink. Thanks to tons of water campaigns that today people
are more concerned about the quality of the water they drink.
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We often hear people saying, "I'm dying of thirst!"
Well, they just might! A mere 2% drop in our body's water
supply can trigger signs of dehydration, fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with
basic math, and difficulty focusing on smaller print, such as a computer screen.
(Are you having trouble reading this? Drink up! ;) )
Although water covers more than 75% of the Earth, only 1-2%
of the Earth's water is available as a source of drinking. Yet, our society
continues to contaminate this precious resource. Water is a key component in
determining the quality of our lives as almost 70 per cent of our physical body
is made up of water.
Water helps us flush out toxins, keep our organs hydrated,
prevents fatigue and boosts energy as well as helping a host of other symptoms.
Now while I do believe that drinking a good amount of water each day can have a
positive effect on the body in general, it seems we may be missing out on the
best reason to stay hydrated.
I remember living my life in hostel during my engineering and
then as a paying guest. I never used to pay attention to the quality of water I
got to drink. I suffered, and learned. A few weeks ago, when I was at my
hometown, I came across a water campaign by Kent RO Systems Ltd. They explained
the need of paying attention to the quality of water we drink and brought some
facts to my notice. I wasn't convinced much. So just for the sake opened the
company’s website out of curiosity and browsed through it and was really
impressed with the specs. I also Googled up the facts about this and was
astonished to find their research true.
Here’s a video I found on the site:
As long as there is life on this
planet, water will be here. Without it, life is impossible. Thus, it is
important for us to know how precious water is. We ought not to waste it or
pollute it by any means. Water is just too precious. In fact, it’s PRICELESS.
Pollutants in Fruits and Vegetables
Fruits and vegetables are one of the
most important ingredients that we consume for our survival. One cannot imagine
cooking curry without vegetables, can we? And fruits can surely help avoid
doctors. Mostly, people wash fruits, vegetables and meat before preparing
salad, consuming them raw or cooking. But what is unknown to many people is the
fact that they are not entirely free from pollutants even after soaking and
fully cleaning them with water. The risk still remains and these pollutants
have a very harmful and adverse effect on our health.
Now, if we have a lawn or garden, we
might be able to cultivate the best crops for our own needs and if it is
organic, it can benefit us by providing food security & taking care of the
environment. But in cities, such cases are very rare as one has very little
space and having a garden may sound an alien concept. Cities are also highly
polluted and plants grown in such contaminated soil can affect the general
health of the public in a negative way.
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Vegetables and fruits grown in contaminated
lands and environment can cause the following problems:
- · Cancer
- · Respiratory Problems
- · Nervous System
- · Skin Related
- · Food Poisoning and ultimately Death
Farmers in the villages use various
kinds of pesticides and insecticides for growing crops, which are meant for
commercial purposes. When the crops are fully grown, a lengthy supply chain is followed
where the wholesalers purchase the commodities from the producers; retailers
purchase them from the wholesalers and then the goods finally reach the consumers.
In this process, goods move from one state to another, one city to another, one
country to another, and while the transportation takes place, the fruits and
vegetables that we end up consuming, absorb the pollutants present in the air.
Such pollutants cannot be seen through our eyes, but they can affect our health
after consumption.
Merely washing fruits and vegetables
with water does not help in removing the negative elements that remain in it and
we end up exposing ourselves to adverse effects of these chemicals. If we keep
on scrubbing the vegetable or fruit, we may not get anything to eat! (Pun
intended)
So, can we save ourselves from the
problems relating to pollutants in fruits and vegetables?
Yes, we can. We have no reason to
compromise when it comes to our health! Technology has been proving very
beneficial in all walks of life! Technology has given us washing machines that
take care of our clothes’ washing needs. Similarly, by using innovative
technology Kent mineral RO SDN BHD
has brought forth a phenomenal product called KentOzone Vegetable & Fruit Purifier, which uses ozone gas to kill
bacteria, viruses and other pathogens.
The key features of Kent Ozone
Purifier are:
- 1. It removes harmful chemicals, kill insecticides and germs from fruits, vegetables and meat
- 2. It effectively oxidizes residual chemicals and bacteria from surface of vegetables and fruits
- 3. Helps in cleaning antibiotics and hormones that invariably remain in meat, fish and other seafood
- 4. Removes bad odour from seafood and meat
Different Types of Water Filtration Technologies
“Water, water everywhere, but not a single drop to
drink.”
A more apt
statement for these times might be, “Water, water everywhere, but is it safe to
drink?” And if it’s not, what is a reliable water
filtration process?
In a country as large and
vibrant as Malaysia, development workers operate in knowledge-rich environments
where continuous experimentation and implementation of innovative ideas go on.
While some of the knowledge is shared, much of the larger pool knowledge gained
through these experiences remains in danger of being forgotten.
So here we are, discussing most
commonly used water filtration technologies, namely Boiling, UV filtration, RO and Mineral RO.
Boiling. The
simplest method to purify water is probably Boiling. In this we need to bring the water to a full boil for at
least five minutes to be safe, with some experts recommending an even
longer time. The positive of this method is that it kills the bacteria and viruses
present in water. However, the down side is that it does not
eliminate dissolved impurities and chemical pollutants and particles
such as sand and insects continue to remain in boiled water! Boiling also requires lots of fuel and
cooking equipment and removes the oxygen, so
the water ends up tasting khaara.
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Ultraviolet
(UV) purification. Another
popular method to treat water is Ultraviolet (UV) purification,
which uses a UV light source of higher intensity than
sunlight to remove suspended impurities such as mud and sand. In the UV
purifier, a germicidal lamp source enclosed in a special glass is used to
generate a short wave of UV light. This is able to penetrate the cells of micro-organisms
and subsequently disrupts in such a way that it prevents them from replicating
and eliminates most of them. However, UV purified
water cannot be stored for long as the deactivated bacteria and viruses might get
reactivated after prolonged storage. UV
also does not remove dissolved impurities and other chemicals and requires high maintenance expense & energy costs due to
use of multiple lamps.
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Reverse
osmosis (RO) is a new technology being used for the past few
years to purify drinking water. In this method cellophane-like
membranes separate purified water from contaminated water by applying pressure
on the concentrated side of the membrane. The purified water is forced into the
diluted side and the rejected impurities from the concentrated side are washed
away in reject water. This is an
effective way to remove all kinds of impurities. However, in this process, essential minerals necessary for our body also get
washed away and our body is devoid of its benefits
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Kent’s patented Mineral
RO technology. The ground-breaking
Kent’s patented Mineral RO
technology combines the best of all technologies, while eliminating the limitations
of a standalone technology. It removes dissolved impurities, chemicals and
totally kills bacteria and viruses present in the water, while maintaining
essential natutral minerals through its TDS controller. Kent is the first and only
company in Malaysia whose water purifiers are NSF certified. NSF, USA is one of
the most recognized certifications in the drinking water treatment industry and
provides assurance that the products have been rigorously tested and comply
with all the requirements.
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