Company Fuses Science, Nature to Provide Best Water Possible
2008 Jan 18 - 01:21
By Kevin Crocilla
For Hometown News

FORT LAUDERDALE - A Fort Lauderdale-based company is making it easier and environmentally safer for consumers to get the best glass of drinking water possible.

Since its inception in 2005, WaterPure International has been using "a fusion of science and nature" to produce the cleanest and purest drinking water available through what are called atmospheric water generators, or AWGs.

These AWGs literally make clean drinking water out of thin air by harvesting the water out of the humidity in the earth's atmosphere.

They closely resemble water coolers seen in offices or homes, but eliminate the need for replacement and delivery of those clunky five-gallon water jugs.

The AWGs operate on standard 110-volt power in the U.S., and all that is needed is a power source.

How it works:

The AWG operates on the fundamental principle that there is always water in the air. It is a scientific fact that there are 102,000 cubic miles of water in the earth's atmosphere at any point in time.
First, the AWG draws in ambient air through an electrostatic air filter. It then extracts the water from the air by a condensation processes.

The condensed water is collected in a reservoir and pumped through a series of high-technology water filters designed to remove odors, unwanted inorganic materials, unpleasant tastes and foreign particle matter that is smaller than .01 micron.

Finally, the water is passed through an ultraviolet light chamber, or ozone generator, where it is cleansed of any micro-organisms, including all forms of bacteria, viruses and other organic materials. This water is then ready for consumption from either hot or chilled chambers. So, consumers can enjoy tea or coffee of the highest quality as well as cold drinking water.

This extensive process of special filtering assures the water will not have any funny tastes or smells and will be of the purest quality.

Best of all, the AWG's computerized control system will stop generating water when full, but will continue to circulate the water 24 hours a day to maintain purity and freshness. The only requirement for the machines to work is a temperature of 70 or higher and a humidity rate of at least 40 percent. This makes them perfect for the southeastern section of the U.S., especially Florida.

Besides providing the best water available , WaterPure identifies many problems associated with conventional methods of receiving drinking water and hopes to eliminate them in the future.
For example, no one really knows everything about the source from which drinking water comes. All the consumer really has to go on is what the label says. And it seems that all bottled water available in stores always comes from the purest and cleanest natural springs. A consumer drinking WaterPure can always be sure of where the water is coming from: right out of the air they are breathing. No more worrying about the water source, or if it's contaminated.

When bottled water sits, chemicals migrate from plastic during storage. It's important to make sure bottled water hasn't been sitting around. Also, the difficult task of loading, carrying and storing jugs is eliminated. No more heavy lifting and no more huge spills all over the floor.

Lastly, WaterPure's methods are far cheaper than buying water from a store or having it delivered. Water delivered to homes in five-gallon jugs cost $1.25 to $1.75 per gallon and bottled water bought in stores works out to between $2.25 to $3. On the average, a gallon of WaterPure water costs about 10 cents to produce.

"The response has been great and I think the industry is going to be huge," said Brian Lee Allen, WaterPure International chief operations officer.

Using a digital water purity tester, water from a water fountain and three leading brands of bottled water were put up against water poured from an AWG.

The digital purity tester measures the total dissolved solids in the water. It is designed to identify the existence of most metals, minerals and inorganic elements in the water. Many of these substances have known and potential health risks, so the lower the number, the better. The reading is expressed in total dissolved solids in parts per million.

The results from the test were very telling:

. The drinking water from WaterPure International's AWG recorded 3 ppm.
. The first leading bottled brand recorded 56 ppm.
. The next leading bottled brand recorded 239 ppm
. The water from the drinking fountain recorded a 350 ppm.
. The last leading bottled brand recorded a 377 ppm.

WaterPure International's 3 ppm. purity rating is 99.9 percent. This far exceeds the EPA's purity requirements for human consumption of drinking water, which is a maximum contamination level of 500 ppm. This includes well water, but some tap water has been known to reach 400 ppm. Well water has estimates of 100 ppm.

Perhaps the best thing about WaterPure International is its color: "green concept." Of course the water is clear, but the company has a philosophy that's very "green," as in environmentally safe.

The AWGs eliminate the need for water delivery trucks that pump out pollution into the air. They also eliminate the constant need to recycle. According to WaterPure's Web site, on average, 38 billion water bottles are thrown into landfills per year.

With so many environmental problems in the world today, water is at the top of the list when it comes to crises. While the majority of people in the U.S. have an adequate supply of drinking water, there are many other parts of the world where people aren't so lucky.

According to WaterPure International's Web site, more than 2 billion people on earth do not have a safe supply of water and less than 1 percent of the water supply on earth can be used for drinking water. Millions of women and children spend several hours a day collecting water from distant, often polluted sources.

For children under 5, water-related diseases are the leading cause of death.

1.8 million children die each year from diarrhea - 4.900 deaths each day.

Close to half of all the people in developing countries are suffering at any given time from a health problem caused by water and sanitation deficits.

Pure water (solely hydrogen and oxygen atoms) has a neutral pH of 7, which is neither acidic nor basic.

Over 90% of the world's supply of fresh water is located in Antarctica.

Less than 1% of the water supply on earth can be used for drinking water.

Close to half of all the people in developing countries are suffering from health problems caused by water and sanitation deficits. This is because their water is collected from distant, often polluted sources.

Millions of women and children spend several hours a day collecting water from distant, often polluted sources.

If you live in an old house with lead pipelines, you could get health problems.

Tips On Bottled Water:

Sniff and Taste: If there is a hint of plastic in your water, don't drink it.

Tips On Bottled Water:

Keep bottled water away from heat, which promotes leaching of chemicals.

Tips On Bottled Water:

Use bottled water quickly, as chemicals migrate from plastic during storage. Ask retailers how long water has been on their shelves.

More than 2 billion people on earth do not have a safe supply of water.

If you live in an old house with lead pipelines, you could get health problems.

Close to half of all the people in developing countries are suffering at any given time from a health problem caused by water and sanitation deficits.

Pure water (solely hydrogen and oxygen atoms) has a neutral pH of 7, which is neither acidic nor basic.

Over 90% of the world's supply of fresh water is located in Antarctica

Less than 1% of the water supply on earth can be used for drinking water.

More than 2 billion people on earth do not have a safe supply of water.

In the case of a hurricane or other natural disaster, where the water supply can potentially be contaminated, people immediately run out to stores to stock up on bottled water, which eventually runs out. The need to boil water every time it's used is tiring.

Even in today's political climate, a terrorist attack on public water supplies is possible.

WaterPure International is moving forward to eliminate these risks by providing healthy, clean and environmentally friendly drinking water right out of thin air. WaterPure's research and development team is now expanding on the design and development of commercial and industrial applications to help support the water infrastructure system on local, state and industrial levels, while addressing the needs of pure drinking water worldwide.

For more information, please call WaterPure International headquarters in Fort Lauderdale at (954) 728-2406. Also, visit the Web site www.WaterPureInternational.com.