Including filter system and high-performance Strontium-90 filter.
Strontium-90 is a radioactive form of strontium that can occur at very low concentrations in water. Because it acts much like calcium, it moves easily with groundwater and can enter a house through the main service line, with no taste, smell, or color to reveal its presence. In Canova Beach and other parts of Brevard County you can’t rely on senses alone — the only way to know if it’s present is a radonuclide-focused water test.
In homes around Canova Beach, water is used for cooking, making ice, bathing and brushing teeth, so homeowners understandably worry about contaminants they can’t see. If testing indicates elevated strontium-90, the best approach is to reduce exposure by treating water at the point it enters the house so every faucet and appliance is covered. Point-of-use devices protect a single tap, but they won’t address showering, laundry or irrigation — a whole-house system delivers consistent protection across daily water use in this coastal community.
A whole-house water softener using ion exchange is often the most effective single-filter method for reducing strontium-90 because the resin exchanges dissolved ions for sodium or potassium. Since strontium behaves like other positively charged minerals, the softener’s media can capture it through that same exchange process. For Canova Beach households — where hard municipal and groundwater commonly cause scaling — an ion exchange softener treats water at the entry point and also helps manage hardness-related buildup.
To perform well in Canova Beach conditions, an ion exchange softener needs to be sized for your household’s flow and the area’s typically hard water. Routine regeneration with salt restores the resin so it continues to remove strontium, and periodic maintenance—plus a quality prefilter—helps protect the media from sediment and coastal mineral deposits. Mr. Pure Water can review your water test results and recommend a whole-house softener setup that targets strontium-90 effectively while keeping treatment straightforward.