| Water purification technology is a complicated | | | | with the oldest and work our way forward. |
| subject. All that we are really going to cover here are | | | | Distillation |
| some of the methods of water purification in the | | | | Used for centuries, this method requires heat for |
| public and private sectors. Most treatment facilities go | | | | boiling. Anything with a high boiling point stays in the |
| through many steps before they send anything to | | | | tank. Water vapor and anything with a low boiling |
| your home. But, even with there best efforts, | | | | point travels through a tube, where it cools and |
| modern contaminants make a "point of use" or home | | | | eventually falls into another tank. The disadvantages |
| filter necessary. | | | | of distillation methods of water purification include; |
| The methods of water purification listed here are | | | | excessive energy used for boiling, removes minerals, |
| only a few of the systems currently in use around | | | | but not chemicals and the system requires constant |
| the world. Clean drinking water is one of the most | | | | maintenance and cleaning. It is better suited for |
| important things in life, so the area of water | | | | certain industrial settings than home use. |
| purification technology is large and growing. Let's start | | | | |