Including filter system and high-performance Strontium-90 filter.
Strontium-90 is a radioactive form of strontium that can occur at trace levels in water. Because it acts like calcium chemically, it can travel with groundwater and reach your house through the main supply line. There’s no dependable taste, smell, or color to signal its presence, so the only way to be sure is with a water test that includes radionuclides — especially important for Glenwood Heights homeowners relying on well water or local utilities.
People in Glenwood Heights use water for cooking, ice, bathing and brushing teeth, so any contaminant found in testing can affect daily life beyond just drinking. If tests show elevated strontium-90, the safest approach is treating water at the point it enters the house so every faucet and shower is covered. Point-of-use filters protect a single fixture, but a whole-house system gives consistent protection for whole-home uses.
A whole-house water softener using ion exchange is often the most effective single-filter option for reducing strontium-90 because the resin exchanges certain dissolved ions for sodium or potassium. That same exchange process can capture positively charged contaminants like strontium, making an ion exchange softener a practical choice for treating Glenwood Heights water at the entry point to your home.
To perform well in Glenwood Heights, an ion exchange softener should be sized based on your household’s water use and the mineral content noted in a recent test; local hardness and any sulfur or iron issues can affect the choice. Regular regeneration with salt restores the resin so it continues to remove strontium, and prefiltration helps keep sediment from fouling the media. Mr. Pure Water can review your water test and recommend a whole-house setup that targets strontium-90 without unnecessary complexity.