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Impurities Distillation Removes
The distillation process removes virtually all impurities
from water. Properly equipped distillers are highly efficient at removing nitrates
(fertilizer residuals), bacteria, cysts, viruses, sodium, dissolved solids,
most organic compounds (solvents, herbicides, and pesticides), heavy metals
including lead and arsenic, and radionucleides from water. Distillers
remove about 99.5 percent of the impurities from the raw water.
Impurities not removed by Distillation
Distillers can actually
allow a tiny percentage of impurities to pass over into the storage container
during distillation. Volatile organic contaminants (VOC's),
including some pesticides and solvents, boil at temperatures below or very close
to water (207-218 degrees Fahrenheit). Distillation alone might
not be enough to remove VOC's. Distillers equipped to remove these substances
are vented and/or have carbon post treatment filters (ACF's).

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