Xa kufikwa kwindlela yokuphila esempilweni (okanye ubomi nje), ukusela amanzi kubaluleke kakhulu. Nangona abemi abaninzi baseMelika benokufikelela kwiimpompo, inani leempompo ezifumaneka kwamanye amanzi eempompo linokwenza ukuba zingabi lula ukusela. Ngethamsanqa, sinezihluzo zamanzi kunye neenkqubo zokucoca.
Nangona izihluzi zamanzi zithengiswa phantsi kweempawu ezahlukeneyo, azifani zonke. Ukuze sikuzisele amanzi acocekileyo kunye neemveliso ezisebenzayo ngokwenene, iThe Post idlan’ udliwanondlebe nengcali yonyango lwamanzi, “iNgcali ePhambili yaManzi” uBrian Campbell, umseki weWaterFilterGuru.com.
Simbuze zonke iinkcukacha malunga nokukhetha imbiza yokuhluza amanzi ebalaseleyo, indlela yokuvavanya umgangatho wamanzi akho, iingenelo zempilo zamanzi ahluziweyo, nokunye okuninzi ngaphambi kokuba sijonge kwiindlela zakhe ezintlanu eziphambili zokukhetha imbiza zokuhluza amanzi ezona zibalaseleyo.
UCampbell uthe abathengi kufuneka baqwalasele oku kulandelayo xa bekhetha isihluzo samanzi ekhayeni labo: uvavanyo kunye nesiqinisekiso, ubomi besihluzo (umthamo) kunye neendleko zokutshintsha, izinga lokucoca, umthamo wamanzi ahluziweyo, iplastiki engena-BPA, kunye newaranti.
“Isihluzo samanzi esilungileyo siyakwazi ukususa izinto ezingcolisayo ezikhoyo kumthombo wamanzi ohluziweyo,” utshilo uCampbell kwi-Post. “Ayingawo onke amanzi aqulethe izinto ezifanayo ezingcolisayo, kwaye ayingawo onke amatekhnoloji okucoca amanzi asusa izinto ezifanayo ezingcolisayo.”
"Kusoloko kuyinto elungileyo ukuvavanya umgangatho wamanzi akho kuqala ukuze ufumane umbono ongcono wento ojongene nayo. Ukusuka apho, sebenzisa idatha yeziphumo zovavanyo ukuchonga izihluzi zamanzi eziya kunciphisa ungcoliseko olukhoyo."
Kuxhomekeke ekubeni uzimisele ukuchitha malini, kukho iindlela ezahlukeneyo zokuvavanya amanzi akho ekhaya ukuze ubone ukuba zeziphi izinto ezingcolisayo ojongene nazo.
“Bonke ababoneleli ngamanzi kamasipala kufuneka ngokomthetho bapapashe ingxelo yonyaka ngomgangatho wamanzi abawabonelela abathengi babo. Nangona eli liqalo elihle, iingxelo zilinganiselwe kuba zibonelela ngolwazi kuphela ngexesha lokuthathwa kweesampuli. ezithathwe kwisityalo sokucubungula, utshilo uCampbell.
“Abayi kubonisa ukuba amanzi aphinde angcoliswa xa esiya ekhayeni lakho. Imizekelo edumileyo kakhulu kukungcoliswa kwelothe okuvela kwiziseko zophuhliso ezindala okanye imibhobho,” ucacisa uCampbell. “Ukuba amanzi akho avela emthonjeni wabucala, awunakusebenzisa i-CCR. Ungasisebenzisa esi sixhobo se-EPA ukufumana i-CCR yakho yasekuhlaleni.”
“Iikiti zovavanyo okanye imicu yovavanyo ozenzele yona ngokwakho, ezifumaneka kakhulu kwi-intanethi nakwivenkile yakho yezixhobo zentsimbi okanye kwivenkile enkulu yeebhokisi, ziya kubonisa ukuba kukho iqela elikhethiweyo (ngesiqhelo eli-10-20) lezona zinto zingcolisayo zixhaphakileyo emanzini esixeko,” utshilo uCampbell. Ingxaki kukuba ezi zixhobo aziphelelanga kwaye azinasiphelo. Azikuniki mfanekiso upheleleyo wazo zonke izinto ezingcolisayo ezinokubakho. Azikuxeleli ukuba ungcoliseko oluchanekileyo lungakanani.”
“Uvavanyo lwelabhoratri yeyona ndlela ikuphela kwayo yokufumana umfanekiso opheleleyo womgangatho wamanzi. Ufumana ingxelo yokuba zeziphi izinto ezingcolisayo ezikhoyo kunye nokuba zingakanani na i-concentrations,” utshilo uCampbell kwi-Post. “Olu lolona vavanyo lunokubonelela ngedatha echanekileyo efunekayo ukumisela ukuba unyango olufanelekileyo luyadingeka na – ukuba lukhona.”
UCampbell ucebisa iSimple Lab's Tap Score, esithi “ngokungathandabuzekiyo yeyona mveliso yovavanyo lwelabhoratri ilungileyo ekhoyo.”
“Isiqinisekiso esizimeleyo esivela kwi-NSF International okanye kwi-Water Quality Association (WQA) sesona sibonakaliso sibalaseleyo sokuba isihluzi siyahlangabezana neemfuno zomenzi,” utshilo.
“Indlela ephuma ngayo isihluzo sisixa samanzi esinokudlula kuso ngaphambi kokuba sigcwale zizinto ezingcolisayo kwaye kufuneka sitshintshwe,” utshilo uCampbell. Njengoko bekutshiwo ngaphambili, “Kubalulekile ukuqonda into oza kuyisusa emanzini ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuba kufuneka usitshintshe kangaphi isihluzo.”
“Kumanzi anomxinwa ophezulu wezinto ezingcolisayo, isihluzo sifikelela kumthamo waso ngokukhawuleza kunamanzi angangcoliswanga kangako,” utshilo uCampbell.
"Ngokwesiqhelo, izihluzo zamanzi ze-canister zibamba iigaloni ezingama-40-100 kwaye zihlala iinyanga ezi-2 ukuya kwezi-4. Oku kuya kukunceda ukuba ubone iindleko zonyaka zokutshintsha izihluzo ezinxulumene nokugcina inkqubo yakho ikwimeko entle."
“Ibhokisi yesihluzo ixhomekeke kumxhuzulane ukuze itsale amanzi kwidama eliphezulu kwaye idlule kwisihluzo,” ucacisa uCampbell. “Ungalindela ukuba yonke inkqubo yokucoca ithathe [ukuya kuthi ga] kwimizuzu engama-20, kuxhomekeke kubudala bento yesihluzo kunye nomthwalo wokungcola.”
“Iijagi zokucoca ziza ngobukhulu obahlukeneyo, kodwa ngokubanzi ungacinga ukuba ziya kubonelela ngamanzi ahluziweyo aneleyo kumntu omnye,” utshilo uCampbell. “Ungafumana nezitya zokusasaza ezinomthamo omkhulu ezisebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obufanayo bokucoca njengeejagi zazo ezincinci.”
“Mhlawumbi kuyacaca, kodwa kubalulekile ukuqinisekisa ukuba imbiza ayifaki iikhemikhali emanzini ahluziweyo! Uninzi lwezixhobo zanamhlanje azinazo i-BPA, kodwa kufanelekile ukujonga ukuba zikhuselekile,” uCampbell uphawula.
Iwaranti yomenzi ibonisa ukuba bayayithemba imveliso yabo, utshilo uCampbell. Khangela abo banikezela ubuncinane iwaranti yeenyanga ezintandathu – ezona zihluzo zepitcher zibalaseleyo zibonelela ngewaranti yobomi bonke eya kuthatha indawo yeyunithi yonke ukuba iyaphuka!
“Iibhotile zamanzi ezicocekileyo ezihluziweyo ziye zavavanywa ngokwemigangatho ye-NSF 42, 53, 244, 401 kunye ne-473 ukususa izinto ezingcolisayo ezifikelela kwi-365,” utshilo uCampbell. “Oku kuquka izinto ezingcolisayo eziqinileyo ezifana ne-fluoride, i-lead, i-arsenic, iibhaktheriya, njl. Inokuhlala ixesha elide kwisihluzo seegaloni ezili-100 (kuxhomekeke kumthombo wamanzi ahluziweyo).”
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“Le dispenser inamanzi ahluziweyo amaninzi kunejagi kwaye inako ukususa i-fluoride kunye nezinye izinto ezingcolisayo ezili-199 ezifumaneka emanzini empompi,” utshilo uCampbell, othanda kakhulu olu khetho kuba luhambelana kakuhle neefriji ezininzi.
“I-polyurethane pitcher iqinisekiswe ngokusemthethweni yi-NSF ngokwemigangatho ye-NSF 42, 53, kunye ne-401. Nangona isihluzo singapheli ixesha elide njengezinye (iigaloni ezingama-40 kuphela), le pitcher yindlela efanelekileyo yokunciphisa i-lead kunye nezinye iinkunkuma zamanzi ezili-19,” utshilo uCampbell.
UCampbell ucebisa i-Propur pitcher kwabo bangafuni ukutshintsha iikhatriji rhoqo.
“Ngenxa yokuba inomthamo omkhulu wesihluzo seegaloni ezingama-225, akufuneki ukhathazeke malunga nokuba kufuneka usitshintshe kangaphi isihluzo,” utshilo. “Ibhotile yeProOne iyasebenza ekunciphiseni ukungcola [kwaye] iyakwazi ukususa iintlobo ezingaphezu kwama-200 zokungcola.”
“I-pH Restore Pitcher iza kususa izinto ezingcolisayo, iphucule incasa nevumba lamanzi, ngelixa inyusa inqanaba le-pH nge-2.0,” utshilo uCampbell. “Amanzi e-alkaline [aya] kuba nencasa engcono kwaye anokubonelela ngeengenelo ezongezelelweyo zempilo.”
Ixesha lokuthumela: Disemba-21-2022