Water Purification: Harmful Chemicals & Possibilities

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The discussion centers on the removal of harmful chemicals from drinking water, concluding that complete removal is not feasible. Instead, the focus should be on reducing impurities to acceptable levels. The effectiveness of advanced micromembrane filters is noted, as they can achieve near-pure water, but such technology is rarely applied to tap water unless there are severe health concerns. The conversation emphasizes the importance of defining what constitutes harmful substances in water.
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Do they remove all the harmful chemicals in drinking water, is it even possible?
 
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No, not all. The best one can do is to reduce the impurities below some level and stop worrying about them.
 
depends on what you define as harmful.

apparently the really fine micromembrane filters available today can obtain near absolute pure water... although this is never used for tape water unless people died drinking the water by normal filteration. :wink:
 

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