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, it moves with groundwater and can enter Union Park houses through the main service line. You won’t detect it by taste, smell, or sight, so the only reliable way to know if it’s present is a lab test that looks for radionuclides.
In Union Park households, water is used for more than drinking — it’s in your cooking, ice, showers and when kids brush their teeth. If testing indicates elevated strontium-90, the aim is to limit exposure by treating water before it reaches every faucet. Point-of-use filters can protect one sink, but they leave the rest of the home unprotected; a correctly chosen whole-house system treats all water entering a Union Park home for consistent coverage across daily uses.
A whole-house water softener that uses ion exchange is often the most effective single-filter option for reducing strontium-90. The resin bed 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 the same exchange process, making an ion exchange softener a practical entry-point treatment for Union Park homes.
To perform well in Orange County’s hard groundwater, an ion exchange softener must be sized for your household’s water use and mineral load. Regular regeneration with salt restores the resin’s ability to remove strontium, and routine maintenance preserves steady performance. Often a quality prefilter is recommended to keep sediment out of the resin and extend its life; Mr. Pure Water can review your Union Park water test results and recommend a whole-house setup that targets strontium-90 without unnecessary complexity.