unique properties of SWR-shungite water
The NAQWA® SWR-SHUNGITE drinking water recoverer contains shungite rock, a unique combination of carbon and silicate minerals rich in fullerenes (powerful natural antioxidants). The presence of hollow molecular carbon cages known as fullerenes (discovered in 1985) embedded within the rock creates a unique set of properties. Fullerenes (also called buckyballs) look like soccer balls—molecular hexagons and pentagons bound together in a hollow cage. They were named after the noted architect, Buckminster Fuller, because they follow the same architectural pattern as the geodesic domes he created. Clusters of fullerenes join diamonds and graphite as the third known form of crystalline carbon.
Shungite water is known for its antioxidant activity—with a documented, oxidative/reductive capacity. The fullerene-enhanced cartridge decreases Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP), enhances purification of water and enriches water with antioxidant fullerenes!
When placed in water, fullerenes in shungite attract and neutralize waterborne contaminants. Shungite has been used commercially in Russia as a water purification medium since the 1990s. Among the list of contaminants it will remove are: bacteria (and other microbes), nitrates, heavy metals, pesticides, volatile organics, pharmaceuticals, chlorine, and fluoride.
Its ability to cleanse water goes far beyond carbon filtration as demonstrated by the water from Lake Onega near the shungite deposit in Russia. Water from the lake can be used today for drinking without any prior treatment—the result of thousands of years of interaction with shungite rock.
Unlike artificial filters, natural mineral filters based on shungite possess a unique ability to adjust the trace element composition of water. The amazing ability of shungite rock to absorb some salts and to provide a solution from others while maintaining the optimal micro-mineral composition of water is related to its truly unique ion exchange properties.
Shungite is sort of a chemical sponge which is “charged” with microelements in their natural ratio found on the earth. Subject to the law of chemical equilibrium, water passing through the NAQWA® SWR-SHUNGITE filter acquires a composition similar to the ancient groundwater that surrounded shungite rock formations for many millions of years.
When tap water goes through the shungite filter; substances missing from the water are brought into the solution, while heavy metals, ammonia, excessive iron (which is not digested by the body), and other elements are detained by the filter. All of the above-described properties of shungite rock naturally produce the kind of drinking water people need today.
Shungite water is known for its antioxidant activity—with a documented, oxidative/reductive capacity. The fullerene-enhanced cartridge decreases Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP), enhances purification of water and enriches water with antioxidant fullerenes!
When placed in water, fullerenes in shungite attract and neutralize waterborne contaminants. Shungite has been used commercially in Russia as a water purification medium since the 1990s. Among the list of contaminants it will remove are: bacteria (and other microbes), nitrates, heavy metals, pesticides, volatile organics, pharmaceuticals, chlorine, and fluoride.
Its ability to cleanse water goes far beyond carbon filtration as demonstrated by the water from Lake Onega near the shungite deposit in Russia. Water from the lake can be used today for drinking without any prior treatment—the result of thousands of years of interaction with shungite rock.
Unlike artificial filters, natural mineral filters based on shungite possess a unique ability to adjust the trace element composition of water. The amazing ability of shungite rock to absorb some salts and to provide a solution from others while maintaining the optimal micro-mineral composition of water is related to its truly unique ion exchange properties.
Shungite is sort of a chemical sponge which is “charged” with microelements in their natural ratio found on the earth. Subject to the law of chemical equilibrium, water passing through the NAQWA® SWR-SHUNGITE filter acquires a composition similar to the ancient groundwater that surrounded shungite rock formations for many millions of years.
When tap water goes through the shungite filter; substances missing from the water are brought into the solution, while heavy metals, ammonia, excessive iron (which is not digested by the body), and other elements are detained by the filter. All of the above-described properties of shungite rock naturally produce the kind of drinking water people need today.