There is a high probability that sometime in the next few years the water delivered to your home by your
municipal water system or by your own well may not be safe to drink. There have been many news
articles addressing potentially contaminated drinking water. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and
the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommend that people with a compromised immune
system should drink filtered tap water.
CDC Fact Sheet Preventing Cryptosporidiosis: A Guide for People with Compromised Immune Systems,
recommends that people with a compromised immune system should drink water that has been boiled,
or filtered by a Reverse Osmosis system, or filtered by a filter that has been tested and meets NSF/ANSI
“Standard 53 Cyst Filters.”
The EPA document Water on Tap: What you need to know states “Those with compromised immune
systems may want to read bottled water labels to make sure more stringent treatments have been used,
such as reverse osmosis, distillation, UV radiation, or filtration by an absolute 1 micron filter.” Those with
a compromised immune system may include:
municipal water system or by your own well may not be safe to drink. There have been many news
articles addressing potentially contaminated drinking water. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and
the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommend that people with a compromised immune
system should drink filtered tap water.
CDC Fact Sheet Preventing Cryptosporidiosis: A Guide for People with Compromised Immune Systems,
recommends that people with a compromised immune system should drink water that has been boiled,
or filtered by a Reverse Osmosis system, or filtered by a filter that has been tested and meets NSF/ANSI
“Standard 53 Cyst Filters.”
The EPA document Water on Tap: What you need to know states “Those with compromised immune
systems may want to read bottled water labels to make sure more stringent treatments have been used,
such as reverse osmosis, distillation, UV radiation, or filtration by an absolute 1 micron filter.” Those with
a compromised immune system may include:
 | those with HIV/AIDS, | |
| those undergoing cancer treatment, | |
| those who have received a transplant and who are taking certain immunosuppressive drugs, | |
| people with chronic illnesses such as diabetes, cancer, emphysema, cardiac failure, or end stage | |
| renal disease (ESRD) | ||
| pregnant women, | |
| children, | |
| elderly adults, | |
| those with inherited diseases that affect the immune system, | |
| frail people, and | |
| people who are poorly nourished. | |
If you need protection from regular tap water, contact Florian Services. One way to protect yourself is to
drink water that has been filtered by a Reverse Osmosis (RO) system. You can install an RO drinking
water system in your home. Order your RO drinking water system today.
drink water that has been filtered by a Reverse Osmosis (RO) system. You can install an RO drinking
water system in your home. Order your RO drinking water system today.
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Florian Services, LLC
Protecting you against the hazards of water
Protecting you against the hazards of water
Florian Services, LLC Phone: (630) 310-2510
www.florianservices.com Fax: (630) 910-0877
www.florianservices.com Fax: (630) 910-0877
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