The influence of minerals on water filtration effectiveness

Abstract

Water is necessary for every organism since almost every cell process would be jeopardized if the body lacked water. The issue is that drinkable water needs to be processed and filtered to be purified enough and should not contain any pathogens. In this study, the focus was on the filtration of minerals like active carbon, alunite, and pyrophyllite with a focus on their antibacterial properties. What this study has shown is that the usage of minerals with antibacterial properties could potentially aid people and avoid large consumption of antibiotics. The world-known active carbon as a drinkable water filter proved to be quite efficient in lowering the number of colonies on each plate. However, pyrophyllite and alunite also proved to be efficient when it comes to antibacterial properties. The study offers multiple possibilities for further research as well, like expanding the number of minerals or the number of samples and concentrations or expanding the study to the synergy of said minerals. Since both alunite and active carbon can be consumed orally and the chances of people having serious consequences if they are present in water are pretty small, there is yet to be proven if pyrophyllite poses a threat to the human body if ingested.