Dangers of Having Too Much Iron in Water

Iron is one of the essential mineral for human health. People with lack of iron in human body will experience  fatigue, anemia and your body can't produce enough of a substance in red blood cells that enables them to carry oxygen. Water we are drinking also hold some amount of iron. What if your drinking water have excess iron in your body?   Let’s look at few reasons why excess iron in water is not recommended, how to detect excess iron in water? and what is the solution?

Poor Skin:

Usually, iron never get mix well with water, that's why sometimes people who uses ground water for bathing may found some soap residue on the skin. People who drinks water excess of minerals like iron or magnesium can damage their healthy skin cells.

Affect on Internal Organs: 

Excess of  iron in body can cause hemochromatosis which can damage the liver, heart and pancreas.that is the reason why people on well water should schedule annual water testing. Iron overloaded water can also create joint pain and weight losses

Problems in Plumbing : 

Excess iron in water were we often using for domestic purpose may cause scaling in pipe or leaving residue in pipe. Plumbing problem can cost more time and energy for house owners.  

How It Happens:

Most of the water coming out from the faucet is ground water, so minerals in soil and rock will be dissolved into the water. Water origin from deep well or springs are primary water sources with more iron. 

How Can You Identify:

You can identify excess iron in water by the color of water it seems like reddish tint color or if the water is colorless, once it is exposed to oxygen the iron will react and change color. That is oxidation reaction  you may call it us rust. If you washed a load of laundry in water that is high in iron, you might notice reddish-brown stains on your light colored items.

What Is The Solution:

In ground water or tube well water presence of iron and manganese has always been a matter of concern. Presence of these elements in water does not pose a risk to human health but it can cause unpleasing taste, odor and staining, which is not accepted in most of applications in domestic use as well as commercial and industrial use; therefore, oxidation filtration often knows as iron removal process is employed to remove naturally occurring iron and manganese from water. For this complete iron and manganese removal process an iron removal filter is utilized. For domestic (home) and light applications portable iron removal filter is enough, while for commercial and industrial use large iron removing (de-ironing) plant is required.

 

We GRAM Envosolution Pvt. Ltd, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu is the water and waste water treating company which provides best in class water treatment solution for both industrial and domestic purpose. The Iron removal filters are designed to remove the excess iron content present in feed water with minimum pressure drop. Most iron filtration systems operate on the principle of  oxidizing the iron to convert it from ferrous (dissolved or soluble ) to ferric or undissolved state. To find out your options for a whole house water softening system, please contact us. Our water quality experts can provide a free consultation to determine the best solution for your home to keep your family healthy and your water pure. 

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