Including filter system and high-performance Strontium-90 filter.
Strontium-90 is a radioactive form of strontium that can occur in water at very low concentrations. Because it acts a lot like calcium, it can dissolve into groundwater and travel through pipes into a home’s main supply. There’s no reliable taste, smell, or color to warn Hardaway homeowners when it’s present, so the only way to know is with water testing that specifically screens for radionuclides.
Residents of Hardaway use tap water for cooking, making ice, bathing, and oral care, so any contaminant in the supply becomes a household concern. Point-of-use devices treat a single faucet but leave showers and other fixtures unprotected. If your testing shows elevated strontium-90, a whole-house treatment that treats water at the entry point is the practical way to reduce exposure across every use in the home.
For removing strontium-90, a whole-house water softener that uses ion exchange is often the most effective single-filter option. The resin in the softener swaps certain dissolved ions for sodium or potassium and can also capture positively charged contaminants like strontium. Because strontium-90 is chemically strontium, it can be reduced by this exchange process, making an ion exchange system a practical choice for treating Hardaway homes at the point where water enters the house.
An ion exchange softener needs to be sized for your household water use and the mineral load to perform well. Regular regeneration with salt restores the resin’s ability to remove strontium over time, and routine maintenance preserves consistent performance. Prefiltration can protect the media from sediment and extend its life. Mr. Pure Water can review your radionuclide test results and recommend a whole-house softener setup tailored for Hardaway that targets strontium-90 without making the system more complex than necessary.