Including filter system and high-performance Radium filter.
Radium is a naturally occurring radioactive metal that can enter groundwater and sometimes residential water supplies. Because you can’t see, smell, or taste it, the only reliable way to know if it’s in your plumbing is a water test. Lab reports may list it as radium-226 or radium-228. In Broward County, where many homes draw from the Biscayne Aquifer and experience hard water that can carry dissolved minerals, homeowners often choose treatments that protect every faucet rather than just a single sink.
Radium tends to dissolve into water as it moves through certain rock and soil, so whether it appears in tap water depends largely on local geology. It can travel with other dissolved solids and hardness minerals, so clear water doesn’t guarantee it’s absent. For Broward County households worried about long-term exposure, treating water at the main line keeps protection consistent for cooking, drinking, and bathing across the whole home.
An ion exchange water softener is often the most effective single-filter choice for whole-house radium reduction. These systems use resin beads to exchange sodium or potassium for certain dissolved minerals, and radium can be removed during that same process. When radium is present in dissolved form rather than bound to sediment, an ion exchange unit installed on the main water line treats all water entering a Broward County home so every tap benefits from the same treatment.
Because ion exchange resin has limited capacity, correct sizing and routine maintenance are essential to maintain radium removal. The resin requires regular regeneration and system settings should match your water chemistry, household demand, and the hard water common in Broward County to avoid premature exhaustion. Many homes also install a sediment prefilter to protect the resin and preserve steady flow; Mr. Pure Water can help you choose, size, and install a whole-house ion exchange system that targets radium-226 and radium-228 while fitting your plumbing and daily water use.