Blöndal HydroGuard - Why is your Water Harmful

In Malaysia, we are blessed with a constant supply of rain water, flowing into our rivers, and into water catchment areas. However, as water flows into our taps, it gets polluted and contaminated along the way by pesticides and herbicides from agricultural development to industrial wastes and organic matter. Through our aging and rusty pipes it accumulates rust, sand, and decaying matter.



	To combat these harmful compounds, our local water authorities conduct some form of filtration and purification. Chlorine is added to help kill bacteria, and improve the quality of water. Chlorine, although essential to treat water, is extremely harmful when consumed.
It can react with other decaying organic matter such as twigs, leaves, and dead insects creating a dangerous cancer-causing compound called Trihalomethanes (THM)

It is extremely important to get safe, clean water supply to your home. Whilst most people generally think some form of simple filtration to remove unsightly contaminants and odour for clear looking water might seem enough – it isn’t. There are still many hidden contaminants that could endanger you and your family.This includes chemical compounds that are soluble, tasteless and odourless; bacteria and viruses, organic contamination and free chlorine that reacts and forms carcinogenic compounds.

Traditional boiling of water for drinking is not effective as it only kills bacteria but does not eliminate chlorine or other chemicals. Showering is suspected as the primary cause of elevated levels of chloroform in nearly every home because of the chlorine in the water. Do you know that during your hot shower, your exposure to vaporised chemicals is 100 times greater than drinking the water?