Can water purifiers filter nuclear wastewater?

Column: What's the water

Topic: Can water purifiers filter nuclear wastewater?

Columnist: Tenposon

After Japan decided to discharge nuclear contaminated water in August 2023

Some friends are asking whether household water purifiers can filter nuclear contaminated wastewater

And all nuclear power plants actually remove various pollutants through various technologies before discharging waste gas and wastewater

The pollutants that cannot be removed are currently known as carbon 14 and tritium molecules

Among them, the occupancy of tritium molecules is the highest, and the content of carbon-14 after treatment is almost negligible

The treatment methods for nuclear power plants are mainly through sedimentation, ion exchange, and adsorption methods

Although RO is also used in water quality treatment methods in nuclear power plants, it is not the main filtration method

The reason for this lies in the characteristics of tritium molecules

Tritium, as an isotope of hydrogen, has a heavier specific gravity than hydrogen molecules, so it can replace hydrogen molecules in water when fused

Tritium, as a water quality, is dispersed in the air along with oxygen after evaporation

However, the tritium in the water state cannot be effectively removed from the molecular state of tritium solely by the filter materials of current household water purifiers

So currently, there is no water purifier on the market that can filter out tritium molecules

Although this is a very frustrating situation, the decision to be located in Japan has generated a great sense of exclusion

But please don't forget, everyone

The pollution problem is not just nuclear contaminated water, although water purifiers cannot filter tritium molecules

But there are still many pollutants in our environment that require water purifiers to treat our drinking water

Also, please do not forget what affected our lives before the discharge of nuclear sewage in August 23

Most people always forget about scars and pain, only following current news and forgetting about 20 to 22 years

What has harmed our lives

The current major use of water purifiers is not only in filtering pollutants produced by humans

The greenhouse effect caused by industrial forests, rising human electricity consumption, and vehicle emissions also makes it easier for bacteria to reproduce

And besides bacteria, viruses that cause great damage to our lives from 20 to 22 years ago

Also within the treatment range of the RO system of the water purifier

These problems can still be effectively solved by household water purifiers, and protecting oneself is equivalent to protecting society and the country

So we still call on the public to pay attention to the safety of drinking water, pay attention to environmental and ecological changes, and take care of environmental protection

A water purifier is not a luxury item, but a level to ensure drinking water

It is an obligation and responsibility to provide a minimum level of protection for one's drinking water