Besiqhuba uphando oluzimeleyo kunye novavanyo lweemveliso iminyaka engaphezu kwe-120. Ukuba uthenga ngeekhonkco zethu, sinokufumana ikhomishini. Funda ngakumbi malunga nenkqubo yethu yokuhlaziya.
Ukuba uthembele kumanzi ompompo kwi-hydration yemihla ngemihla, kusenokuba lixesha lokufaka isihluzo samanzi ekhitshini lakho. Izihluzi zamanzi zenzelwe ukucoca amanzi ngokususa ukungcola okuyingozi okufana neklorini, ilothe kunye nezibulali-zinambuzane, kunye neqondo lokususa elihluka ngokuxhomekeke kubunzima besihluzo. Banokuphucula incasa yamanzi kwaye, kwezinye iimeko, ukucaca kwayo.
Ukufumana esona sihluzo samanzi silungileyo, iingcali kwiZiko lokuGcinwa kweNdlu ngokucokisekileyo zavavanya kwaye zahlalutya ngaphezulu kwezihluzo zamanzi ezingama-30. Izihluzi zamanzi esiziphonononga apha zibandakanya izihluzi zamanzi zendlu yonke, phantsi kweefilitha zamanzi e-sink, i-pitchers yokucoca amanzi, iibhotile zokucoca amanzi, kunye nezihlungi zamanzi okuhlamba.
Ekupheleni kwesi sikhokelo, unokufunda ngakumbi malunga nendlela esizivavanya ngayo izihluzi zamanzi kwilebhu yethu, kunye nayo yonke into oyifunayo ukuyazi malunga nokuthenga esona sihluzo samanzi. Ngaba uyafuna ukwandisa umthamo wakho wamanzi ngelixa uhamba? Jonga isikhokelo sethu kwiibhotile zamanzi ezingcono.
Vula nje impompo kwaye ufumane ukuya kwiinyanga ezintandathu zamanzi ahluziweyo. Le nkqubo yokucoca ingaphantsi kwe-sink isusa i-chlorine, isinyithi esinzima, i-cysts, i-herbicides, i-pesticides, i-volatile organic compounds kunye nokunye. Le mveliso iphinda isetyenziswe kwikhaya likaDkt Birnur Aral, owayengumlawuli we-GH Research Institute's Beauty, Health and Sustainability Laboratory.
“Ndisebenzisa amanzi ahluziweyo phantse kuyo yonke into ukusuka ekuphekeni ukuya kwikofu, ngoko ke isihluzo samanzi esikwi-countertop asinakusebenza kum,” utshilo. "Oku kuthetha ukuba akukho mfuneko yokuphinda uzalise iibhotile zamanzi okanye izitya." Inomlinganiselo ophezulu wokuhamba kodwa ifuna ukufakela.
Esinye sezihluzi zethu eziphezulu zamanzi, i-Brita Longlast + filter isusa ngaphezulu kwe-30 yezinto ezingcolileyo ezifana neklorini, isinyithi esinzima, i-carcinogens, i-endocrine disruptors, kunye nokunye. Siyakuxabisa ukuhluzwa kwayo ngokukhawuleza, okuthatha nje imizuzwana engama-38 ngekomityi nganye. Xa kuthelekiswa neyandulelayo, ihlala iinyanga ezintandathu endaweni yezimbini kwaye ayishiyi namabala amnyama ekhabhoni emanzini.
URachel Rothman, owayesakuba ligosa eliyintloko lobuchwephesha kunye nomlawuli wezobugcisa be-GH Research Institute, usebenzisa le pitcher kwintsapho yakhe yabahlanu. Uyayithanda incasa yamanzi kunye nento yokuba akufuneki atshintshe isihluzo rhoqo. Icala eliphantsi lelokuba ukuhlamba izandla kuyafuneka.
Ngokungacwangciswanga, eyaziwa ngokuba "yintloko yeshawari ye-Intanethi," ngokungathandabuzekiyo uJolie uye waba yenye yeentloko zeshawari ezidumileyo kwihlabathi, ngakumbi ngenxa yoyilo lwayo oluthambileyo. Uvavanyo lwethu olubanzi lwasekhaya luqinisekisile ukuba luphila ngokwe-hype. Ngokungafaniyo nezinye izihluzi zeshawa esizivavanyileyo, iJolie Filter Showerhead inoyilo lwesiqwenga esinye esifuna umzamo omncinci wokuyifaka. UJacqueline Saguin, owayesakuba ngumhleli weshishini eliphezulu e-GH, uthe kumthathe malunga nemizuzu eyi-15 ukuseta.
Siyifumene inamandla abalaseleyo okuhluza iklorini. Izihluzi zalo ziqulathe umxube wobunini be-KDF-55 kunye ne-calcium sulfate, abathi uphawu lubange lungcono kunezihluzo zekhabhoni eziqhelekileyo ekubanjeni ukungcola kumanzi ashushu, anoxinzelelo oluphezulu lweshawa. Emva kwesithuba esiphantse sibe ngunyaka esetyenziswa, uSachin waphawula ukuba “amanzi angaphantsi kwebhafu ayanda kakhulu,” wongezelela ngelithi “amanzi athambileyo ngaphandle kokuphulukana noxinzelelo.”
Gcina ukhumbule ukuba intloko yeshawa ngokwayo iyabiza, njengexabiso lokutshintsha isihluzo.
Le ngqayi incinci kodwa inamandla yeglasi yokucoca amanzi inobunzima obuziiponti ezi-6 kuphela xa igcwele. Ikhaphukhaphu kwaye kulula ukuyibamba kwaye igalele kwiimvavanyo zethu. Ikwafumaneka kwiplastiki, ephucula incasa kunye nokucaca kwamanzi. Qaphela ukuba uza kuphinda uyigcwalise rhoqo njengoko ibamba kuphela iikomityi ezi-2.5 zamanzi etephu kwaye siyifumene ukuba ihluza kancinane kakhulu.
Ukongeza, le jug isebenzisa iintlobo ezimbini zokucoca: isihluzo se-membrane encinci kunye nesihluzo sekhabhoni esisebenzayo kunye nesitshintshi se-ion. Uphononongo lwethu lwedatha yovavanyo lwelebhu yomntu wesithathu iqinisekisa ukuba isusa ngaphezulu kwezingcolisi ezingama-30, ezibandakanya i-chlorine, i-microplastics, intlenga, isinyithi esinzima, ii-VOCs, iziphazamisi ze-endocrine, izibulali-zinambuzane, amayeza, i-E. coli, kunye ne-cysts.
I-Brita luphawu oluhlala luqhuba kakuhle kuvavanyo lwethu lwaselebhu. Omnye umvavanyi uthe bayayithanda le bhotile yokuhamba kuba banokuyigcwalisa naphi na kwaye bayazi ukuba amanzi abo amnandi. Ibhotile ifika nokuba yintsimbi engenasici okanye iplastiki-abavavanyi bafumanisa ukuba ibhotile yentsimbi engenasici ephindwe kabini igcina amanzi epholile kwaye amatsha imini yonke.
Ikwafumaneka kwi-26-ounce ubukhulu (ilingana nabaninzi abagcini beekomityi) okanye i-36-ounce ubungakanani (obuluncedo xa uhamba imigama emide okanye awukwazi ukugcwalisa amanzi rhoqo). I-loop yokuthwala eyakhelwe-ngaphakathi yenza kube lula ukuyiphatha. Abanye abasebenzisi baye baqaphela ukuba ukuyila komququ kwenza kube nzima ukusela.
I-Brita Hub iphumelele i-GH Kitchenware Award emva kokuchukumisa iijaji zethu nge-countertop water dispenser ehambisa amanzi ngesandla okanye ngokuzenzekelayo. Umenzi ubanga ukuba isihluzo sinokutshintshwa emva kweenyanga ezintandathu. Nangona kunjalo, uNicole Papantoniou, umlawuli we-Kitchen Appliances kunye ne-Innovation Laboratory kwi-GH Research Institute, kufuneka kuphela ukutshintsha isihluzo rhoqo emva kweenyanga ezisixhenxe.
“Inomthamo omkhulu ngoko ke akuyi kufuneka uyigcwalise rhoqo. [Ndiyathanda] ukugalelwa okuzenzekelayo kuba ndingahamba xa kugcwele,” utshilo uPapantoniou. Ziziphi iintsilelo eziphawulwa ziingcali zethu? Nje ukuba isalathisi esibomvu sokutshintsha isihluzi sikhanyise, siyayeka ukusebenza. Qiniseka nje ukuba unezinye izihluzi ezongezelelweyo ezikhoyo.
I-Larq PurVis Pitcher inokucoca ngaphezulu kwe-45 engcolisekileyo efana ne-microplastics, isinyithi esinzima, ii-VOCs, iziphazamisi ze-endocrine, i-PFOA kunye ne-PFOS, amayeza kunye nokunye. Inkampani iphinda iqhube phambili ngokusebenzisa ukukhanya kwe-UV ukuvala i-E. coli kunye neebhaktheriya ze-salmonella ezinokuqokelela kwiingqayi zokucoca amanzi xa zihluza i-chlorine.
Kuvavanyo, sithande ukuba i-app ye-Larq kulula ukuyisebenzisa kwaye igcina umkhondo wexesha ekufuneka utshintshe ngalo izihluzi, ngoko ke akukho msebenzi wokuqikelela ubandakanyekayo. Igalela kakuhle, ayichitheki, kwaye iyindawo yokuhlamba izitya ekhuselekileyo, ngaphandle kwentonga encinci etshajwayo esiyifumene kulula ukuyihlamba ngesandla. Nceda qaphela: izihluzo zingabiza kakhulu kunezinye izihluzi.
Xa ishishini liphelile, ungabonisa ngebhongo le pitha yesihluzi samanzi kwidesika yakho kunye nenkangeleko yayo yangoku. Ayipheleli nje ekugqameni ngoyilo lwayo olulodwa, kodwa iipros zethu zikwathanda ukuba imilo yehourglass yenza kube lula ukuyibamba.
Ihluza iklorini kunye neentsimbi ezine ezinzima, kubandakanywa i-cadmium, ubhedu, i-mercury kunye ne-zinc, ngokusebenzisa isihluzo sekhowuni efihliweyo ngobuchule phezu kwekharafi. Iingcali zethu zifumene ukuba kulula ukuyifaka, ukugcwalisa kunye nokuthulula, kodwa kufuna ukuhlamba izandla.
"Kulula ukuyifaka, kungabizi kwaye kuhlolwe kwimigangatho ye-ANSI 42 kunye ne-53, ngoko ihluza ngokuthembekileyo uluhlu olubanzi lwezinto ezingcolileyo," kusho uDan DiClerico, umlawuli we-GH's Home Improvement kunye neLabhu yangaphandle. Wayethanda kakhulu uyilo kunye nenyaniso yokuba uCulligan luphawu olusekiweyo.
Esi sihluzo sikuvumela ukuba utshintshe ngokulula kumanzi angacocwanga uye kumanzi ahluziweyo ngokutsala nje ivalve yokudlula, kwaye akukho zixhobo zifunekayo ukufaka esi sihluzo kwitephu yakho. Ihluza iklorine, intlenga, ilothe kunye nokunye. Enye into engalunganga kukuba yenza i-faucet ibe bulkier.
KwiZiko lokuGcinwa kweNdlu eLungileyo, iqela lethu leenjineli, iikhemisti, abahlalutyi bemveliso kunye neengcali zokuphucula ikhaya basebenza kunye ukumisela esona sihluzo samanzi sekhaya lakho. Ukutyhubela iminyaka, siye savavanya ngaphezu kwezihluzo zamanzi ezingama-30 kwaye siyaqhubeka sijonga iindlela ezintsha zokukhetha kwimarike.
Ukuvavanya izihluzi zamanzi, siqwalasela umthamo wazo, ukuba kulula kangakanani ukuzifaka, kwaye (ukuba ziyasebenza) ukuba kulula kangakanani ukuzizalisa. Ukucaca, siye safunda incwadi nganye yomyalelo kwaye sajonga ukuba imodeli yepitcher ikhuselekile na. Sivavanya iimeko zokusebenza ezifana nokukhawuleza kweglasi yezihluzi zamanzi kunye nokulinganisa ukuba angakanani na amanzi etanki yamanzi etephu enokubamba.
Sikwaqinisekisa amabango okususwa kwamabala asekelwe kwidatha yomntu wesithathu. Xa utshintsha izihluzi kwishedyuli ecetyiswayo yomenzi, sivavanya ubomi besihluzi ngasinye kunye neendleko zokutshintsha isihluzo ngonyaka.
✔️ Uhlobo kunye nomthamo: Xa ukhetha iingqayi, iibhotile kunye nabanye abahambisa amanzi acocekileyo, kuya kufuneka uqwalasele ubungakanani kunye nobunzima. Izikhongozeli ezinkulu zilungile ekunciphiseni ukugcwalisa, kodwa zithande ukuba nzima kwaye zinokuthatha indawo enkulu kwifriji yakho okanye kwi-backpack. Imodeli ye-countertop igcina indawo yefriji kwaye ingabamba amanzi amaninzi, kodwa ifuna indawo ye-counter kwaye isebenzisa amanzi okushisa kwegumbi.
Ngaphantsi kwezihluzo zamanzi ezintywilayo, izihluzi zetephu, izihluzi zeshawa kunye nezihluzo zendlu yonke, akukho mfuneko yakuzikhathaza ngobungakanani okanye umthamo kuba zihluza amanzi kamsinya nje akuba equkuqela.
✔️Udidi loHlulo: Kufuneka kuqatshelwe ukuba izihluzi ezininzi zineentlobo ezininzi zokucoca ukususa ukungcola okwahlukeneyo. Ezinye iimodeli zinokwahluka kakhulu kwizinto ezingcolisayo ezizisusayo, ngoko luluvo olulungileyo ukujonga ukuba imodeli ihluza ntoni na ukuqinisekisa ukuba iyahambelana neemfuno zakho. Eyona ndlela ithembekileyo yokumisela oku kukukhangela ukuba ngowuphi umgangatho we-NSF isihluzi esiqinisekisiweyo kuwo. Umzekelo, eminye imigangatho igubungela ilothe kuphela, efana ne-NSF 372, ngelixa eminye ikwagubungela ityhefu yezolimo neyemizi-mveliso, efana ne-NSF 401. Ukongeza, nazi iindlela ezahlukeneyo zokuhluza amanzi:
✔️ Isihluzo sokuTshintsha ngokuphindaphindiweyo: Jonga ukuba kufuneka usitshintshe kangaphi isihluzi. Ukuba uyoyika ukutshintsha isihluzo okanye ulibele ukusibuyisela endaweni yaso, unokufuna ukukhangela isihluzo esihlala ixesha elide. Ukongeza, ukuba uthenga ishawa, ingqayi, kunye nezihluzo ze-sink, kuya kufuneka ukhumbule ukutshintsha isihluzo ngasinye, ngoko ke kunokuba bubulumko ukuqwalasela isihluzo sendlu yonke kuba kuya kufuneka utshintshe isihluzo esinye. indlu yakho yonke.
Nokuba yeyiphi na isihluzo samanzi osikhethayo, ayizukwenza nantoni na ukuba awuyithathi ndawo njengoko kunconyiwe. "Ukusebenza kwesihluzo samanzi kuxhomekeke kumgangatho womthombo wamanzi kunye nokuba usitshintsha kangaphi isihluzo," utshilo uAral. Ezinye iimodeli zixhotyiswe ngesalathisi, kodwa ukuba imodeli ayinayo isalathisi, ukuhamba okucothayo okanye umbala ohlukileyo wamanzi luphawu lokuba isihluzo kufuneka sitshintshwe.
✔️ Ixabiso: Qwalasela zombini ixabiso lokuqala lesihluzo samanzi kunye neendleko zokusigcwalisa kwakhona. Isihluzo samanzi sinokubiza ngaphezulu ekuqaleni, kodwa ixabiso kunye nokuphindaphindwa kokutshintshwa kunokongela imali ekuhambeni kwexesha. Kodwa oku akusoloko kunjalo, ngoko qiniseka ukubala iindleko zokubuyisela zonyaka ngokusekelwe kwishedyuli yokutshintshwa ekhuthazwayo.
Ukufikelela kumanzi okusela akhuselekileyo ngumba wehlabathi jikelele ochaphazela uluntu kulo lonke elaseUnited States. Ukuba awuqinisekanga malunga nomgangatho wamanzi akho, iQela eliSebenzayo lokusiNgqongileyo (EWG) lihlaziye isiseko sedatha salo samanzi empompo ngo-2021. Uvimba weenkcukacha usimahla, kulula ukuwukhangela, kwaye unolwazi lwawo onke amazwe.
Ngenisa ikhowudi yakho ye-zip okanye ukhangele ilizwe lakho ukuze ufumane ulwazi oluthe kratya malunga nomgangatho wamanzi okusela ngokusekwe kwimigangatho ye-EWG, engqongqo kunemigangatho karhulumente. Ukuba amanzi etephu yakho angaphezulu kwezikhokelo zempilo ze-EWG, unokufuna ukucinga ngokuthenga isihluzo samanzi.
Ukukhetha amanzi asebhotileni sisisombululo sexesha elifutshane kumanzi okusela anokuthi angakhuselekanga, kodwa kudala ingxaki enkulu eneziphumo ezibi zexesha elide zokungcoliseka. Abantu baseMelika balahla ukuya kuthi ga kwi-30 yezigidi zeetoni zeplastiki minyaka le, apho yi-8% kuphela ephinda isetyenziswe. Uninzi lwayo luphelela kwiindawo zokulahla inkunkuma kuba kukho imithetho emininzi eyahlukeneyo malunga nokuba yintoni enokurisayikilishwa. Ukubheja kwakho kukutyalomali kwisihluzo samanzi kunye nebhotile yamanzi emnandi, enokusetyenziswa kwakhona-abanye bade babe nezihluzi ezakhelweyo.
Eli nqaku labhalwa kwaye lavavanywa nguJamie (Kim) Ueda, umhlalutyi wemveliso yokucoca amanzi (kunye nomsebenzisi oqhelekileyo!). Ungumbhali ozimeleyo osebenza kuvavanyo lwemveliso kunye nophononongo. Kolu luhlu, wavavanya izihluzi zamanzi ezininzi kwaye wasebenza neengcali ezivela kwiilebhu ezininzi zeZiko lokuGcinwa kweNdlu: IZixhobo zeKhitshi kunye noTshintsho, uPhuculo lweKhaya, Ngaphandle, iziXhobo & neTekhnoloji;
UNicole Papantoniou uthetha ngokukhululeka kokusebenzisa iijagi kunye neebhotile. UDkt Bill Noor Alar uncede ukuvavanya iimfuno zokususa ezingcolileyo eziphantsi kwesisombululo sethu ngasinye. UDan DiClerico kunye noRachel Rothman banike ubuchule bofakelo lokucoca.
UJamie Ueda yingcali yeemveliso zabathengi ngaphezu kweminyaka eyi-17 yoyilo lwemveliso kunye namava okuvelisa. Ubambe izikhundla zobunkokeli kwiinkampani zeemveliso zabathengi ezikumgangatho ophakathi kunye nenye yezona mpawu zaziwa kakhulu kunye nezona zinkulu zempahla. UJamie ubandakanyeka kwiilebhu zeGH Institute ezibandakanya izixhobo zasekhitshini, imidiya kunye neteknoloji, iingubo kunye nezixhobo zasekhaya. Ngexesha lakhe lokuphumla, uyakonwabela ukupheka, ukuhamba kunye nokudlala imidlalo.
Ugcino lwezindlu olulungileyo luthatha inxaxheba kwiinkqubo ezahlukeneyo zokuthengisa ezidibeneyo, okuthetha ukuba sinokufumana iikomishini ezihlawulwayo kwiimveliso ezikhethwe ngokuhleliweyo ezithengwe ngeekhonkco zethu kwiindawo zabathengisi.