· Blenders International · Water Science
Pure is not sterile — the microbiology of blending water, and why purified water needs more protection, not less
Every spec sheet for blending water argues about minerals. Almost none of them mention the organisms. Demineralisation removes calcium and chloride; it does not remove bacteria — and by stripping out the disinfectant residual along with everything else, it hands the survivors a system with no defences. Here is what actually lives in ultrapure water, which parts of a purification plant grow it rather than remove it, and what a trade buyer should ask for beyond a TDS number.