White Widow
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I have been researching bottle water and which one is the absolute best for growing. It's my understandign that distilled water is the best however if it's not avialable I was told that bottle water would do just fine. Ok, but which is best? what is what and how does all of this battled water stuff happen?
So far I have researched a few companies but thebest I found was aquafina (Avalaible anywere pepsi is sold). Here is the information I gathered and why I judged it to be the best water for my little girls:
So far I have researched a few companies but thebest I found was aquafina (Avalaible anywere pepsi is sold). Here is the information I gathered and why I judged it to be the best water for my little girls:
Regular filtration and purification:
Purified water comes from either a protected underground source or from
a municipal drinking-water supply (public tap water). It has been
"demineralized" -- treated by one or more of several processes to
remove dissolved solids. If the water comes from a municipal water
source that uses chlorine as a disinfectant, the manufacturer may
further treat the water to remove the chlorine.
hydRO-7
Seven steps to purifying it (2 of which I cannot find any information on):
Extra notes:
- pre filtration > suspended soldids
- Polishing filter > smaller paticles that get thriugh prefiltration
- High intensity light > Kills micro organisms in the water
- Advanced polishing filter > to clarify water color
- Ozonation > removes 98% of microbiological stability
Filtration: The water is sent through filters or membranes whose holes
will only let through extremely small particles, typically those
smaller than 1 micron. Contaminants larger than 1 micron, including
many germs and inorganic solids, can't make it through.
Reverse osmosis: The water is forced through semipermeable membranes
not porous enough to let minerals or other contaminants through.
Ozonation: Ozone gas (the same type found in the atmosphere), typically
created by subjecting oxygen to electrical current, is an antimicrobial
agent -- it kills microorganisms. The water is infused with ozone (03)
molecules as a disinfecting process, and the molecules naturally break
down and leave the water fairly quickly. As an additional benefit, when
the ozone molecules degrade to 02 and molecules, this leaves free
oxygen ions to bond with other contaminants like iron and sulfur. When
the oxygen bonds to these molecules, it turns them into oxides, which
are insoluble. These now-insoluble contaminants are then filtered out.
UV-light treatment: Ultraviolet (UV) light is a disinfecting agent --
it kills microorganisms, including bacteria and viruses, although some
microorganisms are less affected by it than others. The process uses no
chemicals. Instead, the water is subjected to intense UV light inside a
chamber. The UV light damages microorganisms at the cellular level,
either killing them or causing them to lose the ability to replicate. A
virus that can't replicate is harmless.
(ppm) of total dissolved solids
- According to Aquafina, what's left is actually 4 parts per million
Motors auto plant in north St. Louis. Aquafina says it buys water here
- Aquafina has expanded its operations at the site of a former General
from the city's water treatment plant.
- The water originaly comes from the Missouri River.
- The processes is started with a regular water that measures
(TDS).
- Approximately 550 parts per million (ppm) of total dissolved solids