Worse Than Bacteria & Viruses?

Weve been told to drink lots of water every day. Water sustains
life, besides slowing down the ageing process. Unfortunately, our
drinking water may be shortening our life instead of prolonging
it. Thats because our water today often contains a cocktail of
potentially deadly toxins bacteria, viruses, parasites, chemicals,
pharmaceutical effluents and others.

Halt The Heavy

Metal Hazard

Heavy metals are not easily removed since many conventional water treatment
systems utilise only a single medium such as sand, ceramic or fibre. Furthermore,
heavy metals require physical removal from water, unlike bacteria and viruses
which can be inactivated through a simple ultraviolet treatment system. Only top
quality water purification systems have the ability to purge heavy metals, as well as
other contaminants, and yield pure water.

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Reverse osmosis (RO) is the best water treatment technology for the solution to the
heavy metal crisis. It is used worldwide in any situation that demands high purity
water, such as hospitals, the food industry, beverage production, hotels, etc. Even
NASA the space agency uses RO systems.
In the RO process, water is forced through a special semi-permeable membrane,
which has incredibly small pores that allow water molecules to pass through.
Virtually all other contaminants heavy metals, inorganic and organic contaminants,
chemicals residues, drug traces etc. cannot pass through the membrane.
One of the worlds leading RO systems, Elken Bio Pure utilises an advanced 5-stage
purification technology to remove contaminants as minute as 0.0001 micron in
diameter 500,000 times tinier than the diameter of a strand of hair to yield pure
water thats virtually free from all heavy metals.

Out of these, one of the most pressing concerns in our drinking water is heavy metals. In fact, for municipally treated
tap water, heavy metals are often the greatest concern, since they can leak into our water supply through outdated
plumbing, thus posing a serious health risk1.
Commonly used in manufacturing and older plumbing, heavy metals can be toxic in incredibly small amounts and can
cause serious health damage, even death, when consumed over the long term. One of the problems is that heavy
metals are most often odourless and undetectable. For example, exposure to manganese can go on for years without
detection due to the slow and subtle effect it has on the body2.
Here are some of the most common and dangerous heavy metals often found in our water.
Heavy Metal How it gets into our water

Possible health effects

Lead

Corrosion of household plumbing systems and

erosion of natural deposits. Corrosive water
(due to improper water acidity or alkalinity)
may also cause metals in pipes, fixtures or
soldered joints to leach into tap water.

Severely affects childrens neurological and physical development2.

D
 eclines in mental functioning, memory loss & mood disorders
R
 educed sperm count & abnormal sperm, miscarriage or premature
birth in pregnant women
K
 idney problems and high blood pressure in adults3.

Manganese

Occurs naturally in rocks and soil and

groundwater. It also exists in well water and
enters the water system from underground
pollution sources such as gasoline storage
tanks.

 Linked to Parkinsons disease, and Wilsons disease, a metabolic

disorder that causes a progressive accumulation of copper in the body,
resulting in an excessive amount of copper in the liver, central nervous
system, kidneys, eyes and other organs4.
C
 hildren exposed to manganese will have reduced mental and motor
skills later in life2.
Other effects: irritability, memory problems, anorexia, muscle tremors,
mood changes, impotence.

Arsenic

Discharged into water from erosion of natural

deposits in the earth or from agricultural
(herbicides) and industrial practices
(semiconductor manufacturing, etc.).

Skin damage
Problems with circulatory system
Increased risk of getting cancer5

http://www.ehow.com/info_8306272_type-heavy-metals-drinking-water.html
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/2011/09/2011-1101-lead-manganese-child-development/
http://water.epa.gov/drink/info/lead/
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http://www.manganese-wilsons-parkinsons-disease.com/manganese/manganese_health_risks.html
5
http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/arsenic.cfm
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The sole recipient of the prestigious S300 WQA

Gold Seal in Asia, Elken Bio Pures superiority in the
competitive market of water treatment systems is simply
unquestionable. On top of that, it has also won the Frost
& Sullivan Best Practices Awards for 3 consecutive
years while being backed by the expertise of 4 WQA
Certified Water Specialists.

Senior Vice President of Elken Bio Pure

and Certified Water Specialist Michael R
Long accepts the Frost & Sullivan 2014 Asia
Pacific Best Practices Award on behalf of
Elken Bio Pure.

Bio Pure K-400

Water Purifier Set
Code: ENBPK4P
RP

DP

WM 5199.00 4399.00
EM 5369.00 4549.00
BV 1980

SV 1885

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With Elken Bio Pure, you can rest assured that your
drinking water is cleansing your body from within
and not adding a slew of toxic contaminants!