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 travels with groundwater and can enter a house through the main service line, and there’s no reliable taste, smell, or color to signal its presence. The only way to know whether your Malabar water contains strontium-90 is to have a targeted water test for radionuclides.
In Brevard County homes — including those in Malabar and nearby neighborhoods — water is used for drinking, cooking, bathing, making ice, and brushing teeth, so any contaminant found in supply water can affect many daily activities. If testing indicates elevated strontium-90, the most effective approach is treating water at the point it enters the house so every fixture is protected. Point-of-use devices only cover a single tap; a correctly chosen whole-house system provides consistent treatment across your plumbing.
A whole-house water softener using ion exchange is often the most effective single-filter option for reducing strontium-90 because the resin exchanges dissolved ions for sodium or potassium. That same exchange process can remove positively charged contaminants such as strontium, so an ion exchange softener installed at your Malabar service entry can reduce strontium-90 while also addressing the hard Brevard County groundwater that contributes to scale on fixtures and appliances.
To perform well in Malabar’s typically hard groundwater, an ion exchange softener must be sized for your household’s flow and mineral load, and it requires regular salt-based regeneration to restore the resin’s capacity to capture strontium. Routine maintenance and a quality prefilter will protect the resin from sediment and extend system life. Mr. Pure Water can review your water test results and recommend a whole-house softener setup tailored to Malabar homes that treats strontium-90 without adding unnecessary complexity.