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		<title>Absorption, Adsorption, and Ion Exchange</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to remove or reduce contaminants in your water that are dissolved in the water, you need filters that can do adsorption, absorption or ion exchange. These filters come as either throw away cartridge type filters or as a &#8230; <a href="http://www.truthofwater.com/filters/2010/08/06/absorption-adsorption-and-ion-exchange/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>In order to remove or reduce contaminants in your water that are dissolved in the water, you need filters that can do adsorption, absorption or ion exchange.</p>
<p>These filters come as either throw away cartridge type filters or as a media in larger back washable media type filters.</p>
<p>Generally, activated carbon is used in many cases. Activated carbon can attract and absorb many things in your water, including taste and odors, chlorine, organics, and color causing chemicals like tannins.</p>
<p>Ion exchange takes a dissolved ion (negatively or positively charged particle) dissolved in your water, and replaces it with another ion.  You know these devices as softeners, and replace calcium and magnesium (the dissolved ions that cause hardness) with sodium.</p>
<p>A <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EJZ5HK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thmiofsp-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000EJZ5HK" target="_blank">Brita water pitcher</a> is a good example of a filter that does absorption, adsorption and ion exchange. It contains activated carbon to reduce chlorine, tastes and odors in the water and ion exchange beads to soften the water.
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		<title>Particle Size Filters</title>
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<p>In order to remove or reduce contaminants in your water that are dissolved in the water, you need filters that can do adsorption, absorption or ion exchange.</p>
<p>These filters come as either throw away cartridge type filters or as a media in larger back washable media type filters.</p>
<p>Generally, activated carbon is used in many cases. Activated carbon can attract and absorb many things in your water, including taste and odors, chlorine, organics, and color causing chemicals like tannins.</p>
<p>Ion exchange takes a dissolved ion (negatively or positively charged particle) dissolved in your water, and replaces it with another ion.  You know these devices as softeners, and replace calcium and magnesium (the dissolved ions that cause hardness) with sodium.</p>
<p>A <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EJZ5HK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thmiofsp-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000EJZ5HK" target="_blank">Brita water pitcher</a> is a good example of a filter that does absorption, adsorption and ion exchange. It contains activated carbon to reduce chlorine, tastes and odors in the water and ion exchange beads to soften the water.
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		<title>Tortuous Path Filters</title>
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<p>In order to remove or reduce contaminants in your water that are dissolved in the water, you need filters that can do adsorption, absorption or ion exchange.</p>
<p>These filters come as either throw away cartridge type filters or as a media in larger back washable media type filters.</p>
<p>Generally, activated carbon is used in many cases. Activated carbon can attract and absorb many things in your water, including taste and odors, chlorine, organics, and color causing chemicals like tannins.</p>
<p>Ion exchange takes a dissolved ion (negatively or positively charged particle) dissolved in your water, and replaces it with another ion.  You know these devices as softeners, and replace calcium and magnesium (the dissolved ions that cause hardness) with sodium.</p>
<p>A <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EJZ5HK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thmiofsp-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000EJZ5HK" target="_blank">Brita water pitcher</a> is a good example of a filter that does absorption, adsorption and ion exchange. It contains activated carbon to reduce chlorine, tastes and odors in the water and ion exchange beads to soften the water.
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<p>In order to remove or reduce contaminants in your water that are dissolved in the water, you need filters that can do adsorption, absorption or ion exchange.</p>
<p>These filters come as either throw away cartridge type filters or as a media in larger back washable media type filters.</p>
<p>Generally, activated carbon is used in many cases. Activated carbon can attract and absorb many things in your water, including taste and odors, chlorine, organics, and color causing chemicals like tannins.</p>
<p>Ion exchange takes a dissolved ion (negatively or positively charged particle) dissolved in your water, and replaces it with another ion.  You know these devices as softeners, and replace calcium and magnesium (the dissolved ions that cause hardness) with sodium.</p>
<p>A <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EJZ5HK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thmiofsp-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000EJZ5HK" target="_blank">Brita water pitcher</a> is a good example of a filter that does absorption, adsorption and ion exchange. It contains activated carbon to reduce chlorine, tastes and odors in the water and ion exchange beads to soften the water.
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<p>In order to remove or reduce contaminants in your water that are dissolved in the water, you need filters that can do adsorption, absorption or ion exchange.</p>
<p>These filters come as either throw away cartridge type filters or as a media in larger back washable media type filters.</p>
<p>Generally, activated carbon is used in many cases. Activated carbon can attract and absorb many things in your water, including taste and odors, chlorine, organics, and color causing chemicals like tannins.</p>
<p>Ion exchange takes a dissolved ion (negatively or positively charged particle) dissolved in your water, and replaces it with another ion.  You know these devices as softeners, and replace calcium and magnesium (the dissolved ions that cause hardness) with sodium.</p>
<p>A <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EJZ5HK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thmiofsp-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000EJZ5HK" target="_blank">Brita water pitcher</a> is a good example of a filter that does absorption, adsorption and ion exchange. It contains activated carbon to reduce chlorine, tastes and odors in the water and ion exchange beads to soften the water.
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