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Watermatters is not a fan of 3-letter government agencies such as the EPA. However, we are also not sympathetic with Berkey’s dilemma, which includes other legal challenges that have been eclipsed by the fanfare about the EPA Stop Sale/Pesticide issue. The owner of Berkey has emerged from concealment to portray Berkey as a victim...an all-too-common tactic that is deflecting attention away from Berkey’s real shortcomings.

Watermatters now supplies Coldstream FTO Plus ceramic gravity filters which fit in existing Berkey systems. These replacement filters are also fluoride reduction filters. They do the work of both the Black Berkey elements and Berkey's PF-2 fluoride elements, combined in a single filter.

Shungite has been used for medical treatment since the early 1700’s. It has a history of use in Russia for water purification and in Russian sanatoriums for the prevention and treatment of many ailments. Shungite infused water is great for skin and hair. Today it is prized for its energetic benefits and its ability to help  neutralize electromagnetic, radioactive and geopathic emissions. 

 

Indoor air pollutants have been ranked among the top five environmental risks to public health.

 

Shungite is made up of spherical structures called fullerenes rarely found in naturally occurring minerals. Shungite is electrically conductive, has high strength, density, chemical resistance, catalytic, adsorptive and redox properties.

 

Molecular hydrogen (H2) is so small that it rapidly penetrates cells to support nuclei and mitochondria. Hydrogen passes through the blood-brain barrier, an action that most anti-oxidants cannot accomplish. Research and clinical studies indicate that Molecular Hydrogen (H2) may have therapeutic and preventive applications related to many conditions.

For residents of Metro Vancouver... don’t waste your money and your health on water treatment that doesn’t match Vancouver’s unique water conditions. Choose a water treatment system that effectively targets the contaminants coming out of your tap. Here is some background information that will help you make smart choices when buying water filtration equipment.

Eleven of the most frequently asked questions about tap water in Metro Vancouver.

Only three things are OK to flush down the toilet —pee, poo and toilet paper. 
Flushing ANYTHING else clogs our sewer systems, which means that actual people must go into the sewers to remove our mess that damages equipment and causes sewers to overflow. 

 

Although garden hose filters can be very effective at removing
unwanted chemicals from tap water, most garden hoses are made
of vinyl which is NOT a material suitable for delivering potable water
for human consumption. Also, the brass fittings on garden hoses
are unlikely to be lead-free...