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• Chlorine-Free Gardening with a Garden Hose Filter

  Friday, April 12th, 2019

  If you are an organic gardener, chances are you would like an easy way to water your fruits and vegetables with chlorine-free water.
  watermatters’ Garden Hose Filter is a versatile and effective solution that can be adapted to your local water quality conditions and specific needs. It has ¾” fittings so that it connects to standard ¾” garden hoses. You’ll need two hoses – one that brings tap water from your hose bib to the Garden Hose Filter (IN side) and another that supplies the filtered water from the Garden Hose Filter (OUT side) to wherever you want to deliver the filtered water.

  The Garden Hose Filter is a two-stage filtration system. The first stage cartridge removes sediment and particulate. It contains an inexpensive sediment cartridge that protects the stage two filter which is the real work horse of this combo. The stage two filter can be selected by you to target whatever disinfectant or contaminants you want to remove from your local tap water before the water reaches your intended point of use.

  The heavy-duty housing comes mounted on a sturdy steel bracket so that you can install it on the side of your house or garden shed. The housing can withstand outdoor use however it must be brought inside over the winter in case temperatures drop below freezing. The spent filter cartridges should be discarded when you bring the garden filter housing indoors for storage over the winter. Start the new growing season with a new set of filter cartridges.

  watermatters™ garden filters employ carbon ‘filtration’ to intercept contaminants in tap water. Carbon is a superior contaminant reduction media to zinc/copper (KDF), especially for cold water use. Carbon is also capable of more comprehensive contaminant reduction due to its unparalleled properties of adsorption.

  The watermatters™ garden hose filter is a versatile system that can be adapted to a variety of uses and challenging water conditions by selecting the right cartridge combo that delivers the water quality you require.

  NOTE… Why drinking water out of a garden hose is not a good idea.
  Although garden hose filters can be very effective at removing unwanted chemicals from tap water, most garden hoses are made of vinyl which is NOT a material suitable for delivering potable water for human consumption. If you plan to drink water delivered by a hose, use a specialty hose which is deemed safe for potable use. Moreover, please be aware that outdoor hoses are typically subjected to temperature extremes and intermittent use; both of these conditions may encourage bacterial growth within the hose.

  To purchase a watermatters™ Garden Hose Filter, call us at 604-733-7888 or visit our store.

  Posted in Vancouver Water, Water and Health, Water Treatment Guide

• Copper water bottles – pros & cons

  Friday, February 22nd, 2019

  Since ancient times, copper has been used to make vessels because of its attractive colour and sheen or patina, its malleability, its anti-bacterial qualities, and its ability to conduct heat.

  Copper accessories have become fashionable in recent years, including water bottles made out of this beautiful, soft metal.

  watermatters has not embraced this trend for water bottles. Here’s why.

  Importance of copper to zinc ratio for health

  COPPER is a trace mineral present in all bodily tissues and essential to our health. It competes with an equally essential trace element, ZINC, for binding sites in our organs and cells. Well-being (including brain health) depends upon a proper balance between these two ‘antagonistic’ minerals.

  Problematic, elevated copper levels are common

  Over the years, many customers have come into our store seeking remediation for elevated copper levels in their body. Copper water pipes may be contributing to this phenomenon. Due to its soft and reactive properties, copper is easily transmitted into water, especially soft water such as ours here in Metro Vancouver.

  Drinking water from a copper bottle could aggravate this common imbalance.

  Beverage & food toxicity from copper vessels

  Copper reacts with acidic foods and beverages resulting in toxicity. Dairy, citrus, vinegar-based foods should never come in contact with copper.

  How pure is the copper?

  The appeal of copper is partly because of its association with life in slower, olden times when vessels were fashioned by hand. 100 years ago copper available for this purpose would not have been exposed to the industrial pollutants that currently prevail in our world. Today, virtually all copper is recycled – often from electrical components, plumbing pipes and automobile radiators. Steel is also recycled however impurities are easily removed during the recycling process using powerful magnets. Copper does not respond to magnetism.

   

  Posted in Water and Health

• Microplastics from Laundry Water End Up in Waterways and the Ocean

  Thursday, December 20th, 2018

  “Every time clothing is washed, tiny strands of fabric break off and go down the drain. Research has shown that microplastics in the ocean are being mistaken for food by zooplankton and fish, raising concerns about impacts to their health,” says Peter Ross, vice-president of research at Ocean Wise who led a joint study conducted by Metro Vancouver and Ocean Wise.

  The 2018 study raises questions about waste water from household laundry as a significant source of microplastic particles in water ways and the ocean.

  The majority of microparticles that end up in a Metro Vancouver wastewater treatment plant are primarily from fibres such as polyester and rayon (modified cellulose) which indicates that they are coming from our laundry water.

  Although Metro Vancouver treatment plants (which serves 1.3 million people) filter and remove up to 99% of 1.8 trillion plastic particles that enter our wastewater treatment system each year, about 30 billion of those particles are still released into the ocean.

  Metro Vancouver residents and all Canadians are encouraged to help reduce microplastic pollution. Here are some suggestions:

  • Do laundry less frequently when possible
  • Use front-loading laundry machines (which cause clothes to shed four times fewer fibres than top-loading washing machines)
  • Use cold water
  • Use less soap
  • Install a lint trap or lint filter on your washing machine’s discharge hose

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  *   Retention of Microplastics in a Major Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant in Vancouver, Canada, published in 2018 in Marine Pollution Bulletin, an international scientific journal.

  Posted in News & Initiatives, The Future of Water, Vancouver Water, Water and Health

• The Benefits of Hydrogen-Rich Water

  Thursday, June 14th, 2018

  Hydrogen is the fundamental substance of life. As its name suggests, hydro-gen generates the existence of water. Of all the known elements in the universe it is the smallest, lightest and most abundant. Hydrogen is essential to the processes that enable life and is present in nearly every molecule in the human body.

  Hydrogen is a very elusive gas. It attaches to other atoms resulting in compounds (such as H₂O) which living systems can split apart to access hydrogen. For instance, this basic chemical reaction in the human body, which regulates our internal pH levels, yields hydrogen:
  CO₂ + H₂O ⇆ H₂CO₃ ⇆ HCO₃^– + H⁺
  Systems weakened by disease or age are less able to split molecules to access hydrogen needed for optimal life.

  A molecule of hydrogen is formed when two hydrogen atoms combine. We call this molecular hydrogen or H₂.

  Since 2007, hundreds of scientific and medical studies have be published about the therapeutic benefits of ingesting H₂. Molecular hydrogen is an extraordinary antioxidant which (unlike other antioxidants) selectively reduces the harmful cytotoxic oxygen radicals that occur in our body without wiping out beneficial free radicals. Ingesting molecular hydrogen does not disturb the homeostasis of the body. Medications interfere with this natural balance as do other types of antioxidants which become free radicals once they have reacted in the body. The only by-product of H₂’s reaction is H₂O.

  Molecular hydrogen appears to signal corrective modulating effects within the body. Because it is so fine, H₂ can access the interior of cells where it may protect genetic material from oxidative stress and activate antioxidant enzymes.

  H₂-infused water improves hydration, up to 6x better than regular water. Based on over 400 scientific studies, here are some of the conditions for which there may be a beneficial effect from drinking water infused with molecular hydrogen:
  fatigue, pain, inflammation, allergies, cognitive function, metabolic syndrome, obesity, cardiovascular health, gastrointestinal health, liver detoxification, immunity, sports endurance, injury recovery, mood, nutrient absorption

  Scientific Studies
  http://www.molecularhydrogeninstitute.com/studies   http://www.molecularhydrogenstudies.com/

  Posted in Energizing Water, Water and Health

• Video about Rene Quinton and Marine Plasma from Seawater

  Saturday, November 25th, 2017

  Posted in Water and Health

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