Water Challenges in the 21st Century
The three major water challenges we face today are:
Availability
Societies need water. Lots of it. The large population shifts over the past century have created viable societies in desert regions. The U.S. Southwest is a good example. California, Arizona and Nevada are all highly reliant on water originating hundreds of miles away. With global warming, rainfall patterns have changed with potentially devastating impact on the future growth in these states.
Purity According to the United Nations, more than 20,000 people die daily as a result of impure water. Contaminated water causes illness, low life expectancy and even death in some countries where water is extremely contaminated. It is one significant reason that developing countries have problems improving living standards.
Water carries impurities, mostly dissolved and invisible. The human body is around 70% water by weight. Impurities in the water can stress the body. Removing the impurities puts the body under less stress and increases your chances of a more healthy life. It only makes sense. Security
Steam-distillation is the only process that provides you with water security in four ways that barrier-filters (including reverse osmosis) do not.
Steam-distillation is recommended by FEMA, the American Red Cross and the American Water Works Association (AWWA) when there is a water emergency and no potable water is available. Filters and reverse osmosis are not. Read more on our website or contact us for more fascinating information on this topic.
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This remarkable satellite photograph shows darkness falling over the Western Mediterranean. What is clearly obvious is that where night has fallen, the population concentrations are clearly where there is water. And absent the oases in the Sahara, there is little human settlement.
Even the United States is not immune, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 1,000,000 cases of gastroenteritis occur annually due to water contamination. In the Summer of 1993 an estimated 400,000 people in Milwaukee, Wisconsin were stricken with a biological contaminant in their water which had passed through the local water treatment plant. More than 100 died from this. 
We live in an insecure world. With natural disasters seeming to happen more frequently, and the ever-constant threat of bio-terrorism hanging over our heads, it makes sense to spend time to find out how much security the water treatment system at your home or office offers in the event of a deliberate attempt to poison the water.
