Including filter system and high-performance Strontium-90 filter.
Strontium-90 is a radioactive form of strontium that may appear at very low concentrations in groundwater and treated supplies. Because it mimics calcium in the environment, it can move with groundwater and reach homes through the main service line. You won't detect it by taste, smell, or sight, so the only reliable way to know if it’s present in your Allentown water is through laboratory testing for radionuclides.
Allentown homeowners use water for many daily tasks — drinking, cooking, bathing, making ice and brushing teeth — so any contaminant in the supply can affect the whole household. If testing identifies high strontium-90, reducing exposure means treating water at the point it enters your house so every faucet and fixture benefits. Point-of-use options protect only one tap, while a correctly chosen whole-house system offers continuous coverage for the entire home.
For removing strontium-90, a whole-house water softener using ion exchange is often the most effective single-filter choice. The resin in the softener swaps certain dissolved ions for sodium or potassium and can remove positively charged contaminants like strontium. Because strontium-90 is chemically strontium, it can be reduced by this exchange process, making an ion exchange softener a practical treatment at the entry point to Allentown homes.
To perform well in an Allentown residence, an ion exchange softener must be sized to your household water use and mineral levels. Regular regeneration with salt restores the resin so it continues to reduce strontium over time, and routine maintenance preserves system performance. Often, adding prefiltration helps keep sediment from fouling the media. Mr. Pure Water can review your test results and recommend a whole-house softener setup tuned to target strontium-90 without unnecessary complexity.