Including filter system and high-performance Strontium-90 filter.
Strontium-90 is a radioactive form of strontium that can occur at trace levels in groundwater. Because it behaves a lot like calcium, it can dissolve into aquifers and travel with the water that feeds local supplies, then enter a house through the main line. There’s no reliable taste, smell, or visible sign that indicates its presence, so the only way to know is through laboratory testing specifically for radionuclides.
In Biscayne Gardens many everyday activities—cooking, making ice, bathing, and brushing teeth—use the same municipal or well water that runs through your plumbing. If testing identifies elevated strontium-90, the safest plan is to reduce exposure by treating water at the point it enters the home so every tap is covered. Point-of-use filters protect a single faucet, but they won’t safeguard showers, outdoor hoses, or washing machines; a whole-house system gives consistent protection for typical household use across Miami-Dade County.
When targeting strontium-90, the most effective single-filter whole-house option is an ion exchange water softener. The resin inside the tank swaps certain dissolved ions for sodium or potassium, and that same exchange process can also remove positively charged contaminants like strontium. Because strontium is chemically a strontium ion, an appropriately configured softener can reduce it at the home’s entry point, delivering treated water to every fixture in Biscayne Gardens.
For reliable performance in Biscayne Gardens—where Miami‑Dade drinking water is typically hard and prone to mineral scale—the softener must be sized for your household’s flow and mineral load. Routine regeneration with salt restores the resin’s capacity to remove strontium, and basic maintenance plus a quality prefilter helps keep sediment from fouling the media. Mr. Pure Water can look over your test results and recommend a whole-house ion exchange setup that fits your home without adding unnecessary complexity.