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Monday, June 29, 2009

GE, Water Filter Desalination Plants Bringing Life To The World.

By Zachus J Winstone

It is a widely known fact that over 1.5 billion people in this modern world are still suffering from lack of access of clean drinking water. United Nations survey has reported that millions of people are dying everyday from thirst and consumption of polluted water. So what can we do to help? Many people have there own way of helping in their own various ways, however for an organization like GE, water filter desalination plants are being set up all over North Africa. This new initiative was set up GE Ecomagination and these desalination plants are making a huge impact on the health and well-being of millions of lives in Algiers.

Algiers which is the capital of Algeria is located between the Sahara desert and the Mediterranean Sea. With a population of over 5 million inhabitants access to pure water is not a luxury for over half of them. So as part of the GE Ecomagination initiative, GE water filter desalination plants were the solution to this problem. Costing over $ 250 million US dollars this project is now supplying round the clock pure water to over 2.5 million residents of Algiers. Able to produce 200,000 cubic meters if potable water this project in having the people of north Africa new hope and life. The outlook for 2010 is also promising because GE aims to set up various sea water desalination plants that would in total exert an astounding 2.3 billion cubic meters of portable water daily.

Providing and purifying water in third world countries is great and needed but closer to home people are also in need of filtered water. Many households in the United States are now becoming aware that our very own water from taps isnt been filtered 100%. While it is arguable that water we drink is indeed certified, when examined closer people will notice that disease carrying bacteria still exist. Unlike Algeria many of our populated cities and states dont get our water purified from the sea. It is common knowledge that many cities we live in get our water from municipal sources. This means that the water we drink and bath in is water which has been recycled from waste water. This may seem slightly disgusting but the process of purification here it quite revolutionary. However, in saying this there are increasing complaints of people falling sick from drinking water from our taps at home. This is not a new issue but more and more people nowadays are feeling the need to further purify there water in homes. According to scientists and plumbers, knowing the health risks associated with contaminated water, installing water filters at home may well be a wise investment for your familys health.

Faucets filters, undersink filters, countertop filters and even whole house filters are just a few options available to ensure your family is getting the best water possible. The general duty of these water filters is to further purify water already coming from our sources. These filters have the last filtering duty of exterminating all left over bacteria and sediments that are harmful to our health. Also chemicals like chlorine, lead and fluoride are also filtered giving your water a much more refreshing taste. In some severe cases over compensation of chemicals our water can lead to cancer and other health diseases. As this is a growing threat many health practitioners are encouraging residents to but some sort of water filter for your households.

The reality here is that contaminated water is experienced both in third world countries and in developed countries but on varying degrees. Everybody deserves the best water possible whether it comes from a seawater desalination plant or a simple water filter installed at your home, after all water is a necessity to life. - 16477

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