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2. Water purification - Wikipedia

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   Even distillation does not completely purify water, because of contaminants with similar boiling points and droplets of unvapourised liquid carried with the steam. However, 99.9% pure water can be obtained by distillation.

3. Purified water - Wikipedia

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   Double-distilled water (abbreviated "ddH 2 O", "Bidest. water" or "DDW") is prepared by slow boiling the uncontaminated condensed water vapor from a prior slow boiling. Historically, it was the de facto standard for highly purified laboratory water for biochemistry and used in laboratory trace analysis until combination purification methods of ...

4. Is It 100% Safe to Drink Tap Water? Here's the Truth - AOL

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   One of the most straightforward ways to increase tap water's safety is by boiling it. "Just bring the water to a boil for one minute and then let it cool before use," Dr. Yancey says. "Cooled ...

5. Distilled water - Wikipedia

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   Bottled distilled water can usually be found in supermarkets or pharmacies, and home water distillers are available as well. Water purification, such as distillation, is especially important in regions where water resources or tap water is not suitable for ingesting without boiling or chemical treatment.

6. Which drinking water is healthiest? The pros and cons of tap ...

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   While some bottled water is from a spring or filtration system, research shows that nearly 65% of bottled water sold in the U.S. comes from municipal tap water. But Rumpler says there can be ...

7. 'Unidentified product' found in US tap water could be toxic ...

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   Since the 1990s, many public systems have switched to inorganic chloramine, a chlorine derivative, to purify water supplies. Systems serving about 113 million people in the U.S. use this process.

8. History of municipal treatment of drinking water - Wikipedia

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   The link between water and disease was still not well established and in 1873 the president of the New York board of health declared that "although rivers are great natural sewers, and receive the drainage of towns and cities the natural process of purification, in most cases destroys the offensive bodies derived from sewer and renders them ...

9. Should You Drink Tap Water? What Experts Say About ... - AOL

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   2. Learn more about your local water supply. Every community water supplier is required to send you a Consumer Confidence Report that provides information about your local drinking water quality ...