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Does Reverse Osmosis Remove Hormones?
Reverse osmosis systems are a popular and increasingly affordable way to purify water at home, but can they also remove hormones? Water filtration systems that use high-pressure membranes, like reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration, can effectively remove more than 95% of hormones from drinking water. In this article, we’ll explain why we should be concerned…
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How Reverse Osmosis Removes Pharmaceutical Drugs From Water
Reverse osmosis can remove at least 97% of detectable pharmaceutical drugs, including antibiotics, antidepressants, painkillers, hormones and blood thinners. They are especially effective against endocrine disruptors, chemicals that interfere with our hormone balance. Only two rivers in the entire world aren’t contaminated with pharmaceutical pollution. Samples taken from waterways in every continent show concentrations of…