It may come as a surprise but we can clean water to the extent that it becomes unsafe for consumption by humans and many other living things! Maybe, this is why water that is clean to the extent of being pure water does not occur in nature!
Clean Water
There is no single hard specification for water that is "clean" for human use.
Water "clean for human consumption" contains more than only molecules of water.
It contains dissolved salts and minerals.
Our "clean water standards" recognize that water is a natural solvent and some of the dissolved minerals and materials not only don't harm the human body but, in reality, provide necessary nutrients.
But we have the technologies that make it possible for us to remove all the many materials in water and end up with water that consists only of water molecules.
End-Use Determines Water Cleanliness
Dissolved ingredients that can interact with artificial manufacturing and storage technologies can produce results we deem as negative.
For example, medical and pharmacy needs require that "clean" water be free of agents that are toxic to artificially produced medicines and do not worsen diseases.
Manufacturing of specialty chemicals also requires that water be cleaned of certain ingredients that inhibit or accelerate the process in unacceptable ways.
Lone Water Molecules are "Hungry" Molecules
Water molecules seem to have a natural tendency to behave as a solvent.
Water molecules do not naturally exist alone by themselves: they tend to absorb (i.e. dissolve) non-water molecules. Water's affinity to dissolve something makes water a universal solvent.
This "hunger" of "totally clean" water can be toxic and also beneficial.
The toxic impact of "hungry water" is through its removal of materials necessary for human body chemistry if "hungry water" is consumed.
The beneficial impact has been harnessed to clean chips of "metals" and other materials that can inhibit chip performance.
"Clean" water is thus a misnomer. Or at least confusing. "Just Clean Water" may probably be a better label for safe drinking water.
Clean Water
There is no single hard specification for water that is "clean" for human use.
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It contains dissolved salts and minerals.
Our "clean water standards" recognize that water is a natural solvent and some of the dissolved minerals and materials not only don't harm the human body but, in reality, provide necessary nutrients.
But we have the technologies that make it possible for us to remove all the many materials in water and end up with water that consists only of water molecules.
End-Use Determines Water Cleanliness
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| Source - manufacturingchemist.com |
For example, medical and pharmacy needs require that "clean" water be free of agents that are toxic to artificially produced medicines and do not worsen diseases.
Manufacturing of specialty chemicals also requires that water be cleaned of certain ingredients that inhibit or accelerate the process in unacceptable ways.
Lone Water Molecules are "Hungry" Molecules
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| Source - en.wikipedia.org |
Water molecules do not naturally exist alone by themselves: they tend to absorb (i.e. dissolve) non-water molecules. Water's affinity to dissolve something makes water a universal solvent.
This "hunger" of "totally clean" water can be toxic and also beneficial.
The toxic impact of "hungry water" is through its removal of materials necessary for human body chemistry if "hungry water" is consumed.
The beneficial impact has been harnessed to clean chips of "metals" and other materials that can inhibit chip performance.
"Clean" water is thus a misnomer. Or at least confusing. "Just Clean Water" may probably be a better label for safe drinking water.
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