Including filter system and high-performance Strontium-90 filter.
Strontium-90 is a radioactive form of strontium that can occur in water at trace levels. Because it behaves much like calcium, it moves with groundwater and can enter Ballard Pines homes through the main supply line. There’s no reliable taste, odor, or color to signal its presence, so the only real way to know is to have your water tested specifically for radionuclides.
In Ballard Pines, families use the same water for drinking, cooking, making ice, bathing, and brushing teeth—so any contaminant found in testing affects more than one tap. If results show elevated strontium-90, treating water at the point of entry ensures the whole house is covered; point-of-use cartridges protect only a single faucet. A correctly chosen whole-house system gives consistent protection across daily activities and fixtures throughout your home.
A whole-house water softener is often the most effective single-filter solution for removing strontium-90 because it uses ion exchange. The resin inside the softener swaps certain dissolved ions for sodium or potassium and can also capture other positively charged contaminants like strontium. Since strontium-90 is chemically strontium, it can be reduced by this exchange process, making an ion exchange softener a practical choice for entry-point treatment in Ballard Pines homes.
To perform well in Ballard Pines’ typically hard water, an ion exchange softener must be sized to your household’s water use and mineral load. Routine regeneration with salt restores the resin so it continues removing strontium, and basic maintenance keeps the system efficient. Often a prefilter is recommended to remove sediment that can foul the media. Mr. Pure Water can help review your test results and design a whole-house softener setup sized for your Ballard Pines home that targets strontium-90 without unnecessary complexity.