i live in suburbia on a residential lake, would this straw filter out chemical polutants and fertilisers if needed?
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Yes it should I've tried it on swampy water and the filter works pretty good if it filter nuclear pollutants im pretty sure it will filter practily anything
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Per the Product Description: Designed to provide you with safe, clean drinking water in any situation Reduces turbidity (cloudiness or haziness caused by suspended solids) by filtering particles of 15 microns Removes 99.99999% bacteria, parasites It will work in cloudy water from ponds and streams. If there are big particles, you would probably want to scoop or filter out the bigger chunks otherwise you might clog the straw.
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I bought the permanent filter, I prerer it. You could use normal paper basket filters as well.
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If the sediment is composed of particles large enough to be stopped by the filter paper yes. If not then you might look into other filter mediums like activated carbon.
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unfortunately no. It just removes other sediment, which we get quite a lot from broken pipes In our city. After the water goes through these house filters then our drinking water goes through a reverse osmosis system and that runs to a spigot in the kitchen and ice maker. The reverse osmosis removes the horrible chlorine taste the house filters do not.
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Yes. You should check the recommendations regarding filtration of non-potable water though.
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Yes it filters out the impurities from the water ...Although I do not travel to other countries anymore you may drop the company it's self an e-mail they may have the answer to your question Otherwise I have not had any issues with this product and it has been awesome for me
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Not sure about pesticides. Do some research on the size of pesticide microns. The filter will filter down to .2 micron I believe.
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Our city is on well water so it must work. However, to compare wells would be tricky as consideration must be given for the location, etc. If a regular water filter works, then I believe this one would.
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It is supposed to filter Cryptosporidium. I can only say I have not had a problem. But, I do not know if the water contained this or not. I do not know where you are going to be. Higher elevation run off water seems to have less to worry about. To be safe or if you are going to be in an area that has very poor water quality, I would use the filter and a chemical treatment together. There are some very inexpensive treatment tablets that are light and will ensure that you have everything from parasites AND bacteria covered.
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Your question is not real clear to me. The pond master filter will do the filtering job for a pond of 250-300 gallons. If there is a lot of sunlight on the pond you Will still have an algae problem. A ultraviolet filter not chemicals is the solution for algae.
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The unit uses a charcoal filter. I think you'd be fine to use the water additive.
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I don't believe so. The water filter is designed to remove organic impurities from treated water. If you are experiencing rust, it may be coming from your water heater or pipes and needs to be addressed from that channel.
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Typically GAC charcoal filters will remove some of the taste of the tannin as it does for chlorine. It will filter out the sediment and definitely clean the water. I don't believe this straw will make the water that much clearer though. It will just make the water a lighter shade of "Florida Tea". But Tannin is not harmful. The H20 Survival Straws 3rd Pre-filter will help filter out the sediment. But if you are asking if it will reduce some of the taste and odor the answer is it will certainly help. It has been suggested that sugar or sweetener be added to the filtered water to make it taste better. Also the slower you filter it thru the straw, (thus more contact with the GAC) the better it will smell and taste. I would fill a coke bottle or the included flat water bottle bag and filter it into a another container slowly rather than sucking it thru the straw. Another way to get rid of much of the Tannin is really best achieved in a slow filter gravity fed system where the water is keep in contact with the GAC for a longer time. Unfortunately this type of system is obviously less portable to carry.
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ABSOLUTELY NOT. DO NOT USE THIS WITH WATER YOU SUSPECT TO BE CONTAMINATED BY CHEMICALS, TOXINS, OR HUMAN WASTE.Sorry to yell, but there are some wildly incorrect answers on this page: please report them as abuse for being dangerous to human life. This will absolutely not protect you from anything dissolved in the water, so don't ever use it if you know there is a factory or mines upstream. Additionally, never use ANY filter if you suspect there is human waste in your water. Source: neuroscientist and paramedic.
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IMO this filter would work fine for that purpose. Another filter that I consider even better in this category is Lee's small triple-flow corner filter. Lee's is slightly more expensive but has improved flow plus it includes an internal air stone for more aeration.
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Sorry, it only takes out particles. If they are iron they will be held in filter, but the water will still flow over them.