Purified water

<p>Purified water is <a href="/facts/Water/0lkXnJPK">water</a> that has been mechanically filtered or processed to remove impurities and make it suitable for use. <a href="/facts/Distilled_water/AkXShA73">Distilled water</a> was, formerly, the most common form of purified water, but, in recent years, water is more frequently purified by other processes including <a href="/facts/Capacitive_deionization/GgxIBPIB">capacitive deionization</a>, <a href="/facts/Reverse_osmosis/U3EJPFHN">reverse osmosis</a>, <a href="/facts/Carbon_filtering/P3nmrErG">carbon filtering</a>, <a href="/facts/Microfiltration/7BFxE3v8">microfiltration</a>, <a href="/facts/Ultrafiltration/8YXnNeM3">ultrafiltration</a>, <a href="/facts/Ultraviolet/kncBUqn5">ultraviolet</a> <a href="/facts/Oxidation/Pyd5RVcj">oxidation</a>, or <a href="/facts/Electrodeionization/wCnY1SEv">electrodeionization</a>. Combinations of a number of these processes have come into use to produce <a href="/facts/Ultrapure_water/qRGWPDrC">ultrapure water</a> of such high purity that its trace contaminants are measured in parts per billion (ppb) or parts per trillion (ppt). 
</p><p>Purified water has many uses, largely in the production of medications, in science and engineering laboratories and industries, and is produced in a range of purities. It is also used in the commercial <a href="/facts/Beverage_industry/QCS1QMdJ">beverage industry</a> as the primary ingredient of any given trademarked bottling formula, in order to maintain product consistency. It can be produced on-site for immediate use or purchased in containers. Purified water in colloquial English can also refer to water that has been treated ("rendered potable") to neutralize, but not necessarily remove contaminants considered harmful to humans or animals.
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Purified water