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 like calcium, it moves with groundwater and can enter a house through the main supply line without any change in taste, smell, or appearance to warn you. In Franklin Park, where local water quality and hardness can vary depending on the utility or well, the only reliable way to know if strontium-90 is present is through targeted water testing for radionuclides.
Families use household water for drinking, cooking, ice, bathing and brushing teeth, so concerns about strontium-90 understandably focus on overall home exposure. If testing reveals elevated levels, treating water at the point it enters the house reduces exposure across every fixture. Point-of-use devices protect a single faucet, but they leave the rest of your Franklin Park home unprotected; a properly selected whole-house system delivers consistent treatment for everyday water use throughout the house.
A whole-house water softener — an ion exchange system — is often the most effective single-filter option for reducing strontium-90 because the resin swaps dissolved ions in the water for sodium or potassium. Since strontium is chemically similar to calcium, the same exchange process that softens water can also capture positively charged strontium ions, making an ion exchange softener a practical choice for entry-point treatment in Franklin Park homes.
To be effective in Franklin Park, an ion exchange softener must be sized for your household water use and the mineral load of your source water. Regular salt-based regeneration restores the resin so it continues removing strontium, and routine maintenance preserves long-term performance. Often a prefilter is recommended to keep sediment from shortening media life. Mr. Pure Water can review your test results and recommend a whole-house softener setup tailored to your home and water conditions.