Affecting of virus in drinking water
VIRUS
Viruses, the smallest of drinking water contaminants and the most difficult to detect, are responsible for approximately 50% of groundwater related diseases worldwide. Each year, it is estimated that four billion people fall victim to waterborne illnesses from viruses and 1.8 million, mostly children, die from the effects of these illnesses.
Viruses tend to be resistant to chlorination and other common forms of water filtration and have become the focus of new legislation enacted by the Environmental Protection Agency. As of January 8th, 2007, the new Ground Water Ruleunder the Safe Drinking Water Act specifically targets viruses for removal from our drinking water.
How do they get into Drinking Water?
Viruses occur naturally in the water, soil, and air, and our bodies are constantly working to keep these creatures in check. When we do become ill from viruses, we generally attribute our discomfort to the �flu� as the symptoms are very similar. The most common way that viruses enter our drinking water is from contact with fecal waste from humans and livestock. Especially heavy rainfall will overwhelm older public water systems and cause raw sewage to overflow into ground water as well as runoff from livestock feedlots.
Viruses tend to be resistant to chlorination and other common forms of water filtration and have become the focus of new legislation enacted by the Environmental Protection Agency. As of January 8th, 2007, the new Ground Water Ruleunder the Safe Drinking Water Act specifically targets viruses for removal from our drinking water.
How do they get into Drinking Water?
Viruses occur naturally in the water, soil, and air, and our bodies are constantly working to keep these creatures in check. When we do become ill from viruses, we generally attribute our discomfort to the �flu� as the symptoms are very similar. The most common way that viruses enter our drinking water is from contact with fecal waste from humans and livestock. Especially heavy rainfall will overwhelm older public water systems and cause raw sewage to overflow into ground water as well as runoff from livestock feedlots.