Water Purification without chlorine
MineralPURE™ uses safe natural minerals to purify water.
The Principles of Water Disinfection by Copper / Silver Ionization
Chapter 2 - History of Copper/Silver Ionization
Various forms of copper, silver, copper/silver ionization has been used for thousands of years to disinfect water.
The ancient Greeks were the first to discover the sanitizing power of copper.
The Egyptians kept their water in silver containers to prevent contamination.
Early American pioneers moving west across the continent put copper and silver coins in large wooden water casks to provide them with safe drinking water on their long voyage. When the wagons rolled, the agitation caused the coins to discharge ions in the water. The copper ions killed algae and the silver ions killed bacteria and viruses.
Today, copper is recognized as one of the best algaecides killers known to man. Oxides and sulfates of copper are used for pesticides, algaecides and fungicides. Copper is frequently incorporated into paints and wood preservatives to inhibit growth of algae and invertebrate organisms.
Silver has a long history as a bacterial and virus killer. Cryus the Greek, king of Prussia, carried water in silver flagons on his many military expeditions to keep water fresh.
During the Plague-ridden Middle Ages, mothers knew to place a silver spoon in an infant’s mouth to ward off disease.
Silver dollars have been used to keep milk from spoiling.
Silver foil was used to cover wounds and surgical lesions to prevent infection and promote the healing process.
Today, silver is the leading method used for treatment of burn victims. Bacteria multiplies very rapidly on burn areas.
Drops of silver nitrate solution are applied to the eyes of newborn babies to prevent blindness due to gonorrheal infection.
Activated carbon filters for drinking water purification impregnate silver in the filters to inhibit the growth of bacteria that can build up in them.
Silver is used to fill cavities in teeth and helps prevent further decay.
Today, sliver purifiers are used in about half the world’s airlines and in over 1,000 passenger ships.
It was NASA that harnessed what nature already knew and designed an ionization system for their Apollo flights. The Johnson Space Center developed an electrolytic silver ion generator only slightly larger than a cigarette pack and weighing only 9 ounces.
This small ionizer required minimal power and no astronaut monitoring--a critical factor to consider when in space. Mounted at various locations in the potable water supply and waste water systems, the ionizer would dispense silver ions into the water to kill bacteria and viruses.
In 1962, silver was approved for use in drinking water by the U.S. Public Health Service.
Today, the U.S. EPA allows 1.3 ppm copper and 100 ppb (parts per billion) of silver in the drinking water. The ClearWater Purifier only uses about 1/5th of these totals.
Chapter 1 - Ionization | Chapter 3 - The Clearwater Purification System
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