Water Contamination:
Water contamination comes in many forms, which can consist of toxic hazardous chemicals and waste, bacterial, ocean brackish water, copper, PFAS, and lead contaminates to mention a few. All are extremely dangerous and detrimental to the human body. GMEDCA has partnered with a water filtration solutions company in Chicago that is a water filtration industry leader in innovation and technology. One of our team’s key initiatives is to provide humanity with clean filtered purified water, in areas of contamination spanning the globe, in disadvantaged and underprivileged communities, or wherever consumable water is scarce. The purification solutions are customized and configured to go directly after the specific contaminants and deliver “Clean and Sustainable” drinking water at levels that meet or exceed the National Sanitation Foundation Standards or EPA Standards; with components manufactured to NSF 61 Standards.
- Every year 3,575,000 people die from water related diseases. This is equivalent to a jumbo jet crashing every hour..
Once the location of the contamination is identified and/or pockets where clean water supply is needed or scarce, our team will attain water contamination data and typically take a water sampling test to determine exactly what the contaminants are, and the levels of contamination. We will need to understand the magnitude and scope of the issue, logistics, and develop a strategic approach to effectively design, implement, and resolve the crisis.
Case in Point:
Transporting large volume of water required for local residents seems unattainable and/or unsustainable. Fuel costs are high to transport barges of water and may still have contaminants and high bacterial levels for stagnant vessels.
A far more practical solution is to install local filtration systems where local residents are accessing water sources. For example, just 1-4z40 stainless steel filter housings (see attachment) with 4- 40” carbon block elements can treat from 10,000- 100,000 gallons of water depending upon the level of impurities
Presence of LEAD in drinking water:
The legal limit for lead in drinking water is 15 parts per billion (ppb), although no level is considered safe. Flint, Michigan’s Lead water test showed 13,000 ppb. The contamination levels were 866 X the EPA’s action level for lead in drinking water. Lead contamination is a National problem with the existence of worse cases across the country. Several other cities have contamination levels that far exceed the EPA limit, and far surpass those levels found in Flint, Michigan. Cities, Schools, Daycare Centers, underserved communities throughout the entire country are being served water through “aged-old” lead pipes that inevitably release Lead contaminants into the water stream. Lead contamination derived from pipes in transport is in addition to lead levels that municipal water treatment facilities are not capturing or treating. In addition, the problem is further complimented in many cases as water enters the Point of Entry (POE) into a building, and travels from the POE to the Point of Use (POU), being the access points such as a drinking fountain, faucet, bubbler, shower. Any exposure to high levels of Lead in any capacity is dangerous to the human body. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that there are 10,000 million schools, buildings, and homes in communities across the country that are being served through lead service lines.
The water filtration solution can be installed at any location and in any configuration. The strategic approach and vessel configuration can be “modular-based” where we can expand to compensate for growth and capacity. The filtration solution (Vessels containing the filtration elements) can be configured in series or in parallel. The determination of the appropriate configuration and vessel size will be based on the water flow rate at the main. We prefer to install at the main source or points of water entry when regards to any school, or any facility. In addition, based on the results of a 2019 USGS study. A domestic well typically supplies water to single household. Nearly 40 million people in the United States rely on a domestic (private) well for drinking water. We have water filtration & purification solutions specific for well water.
Contamination Types:
The EPA estimates that there are approximately 98,000 public schools and 500,000 daycare fasciitis not regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
Top Water Contaminants:
- Lead (two Types): Soluble Lead, Particulate Lead
- Chlorine
- Chloramines
- Mercury
- Coal Ash
- PFAS (PFOS & PFOA)
- Toxic Hazardous Chemicals and Waste
- Bacterial
- GenX
- Volatile Organic Compounds
- Pharmaceuticals
- Pesticides
- Cysts
- Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
- Ocean Brackish Water (Salt & River Water)
- Copper
A three-year investigation by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) of the country’s drinking water found that water flowing to about 85 percent of the population contains 316 contaminants – over 60 percent of these have no safety standards and are not regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency.