Naturally clean, pure water is largely the stuff of dreams in today’s world. We take recourse to mechanically cleaning the water that we use for drinking and cooking – through reverse osmosis (RO).
But RO systems have a flip side: along with eliminating contaminants, they also remove essential minerals from water. Experts warn that RO water with dangerously low levels of mineral content can affect one’s health: it can lead to micronutrient deficiency, joint pain and even cardiovascular ailments
On the eve of World Water Day, join us to understand if RO is really a need or just a marketing gimmick.
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| Recording | |
| Presentation | |
| RO Systems: Good, Bad or Ugly? By: Vivek Mishra | |
| DTE Cover story | |
|  | BY OSMOSIS (pdf) | 
| Anchor | |
|  | SNIGDHA DAS Chief Copy Editor Down To Earth (English) | 
| Our Panel | |
|  | ATUL V MALDHURE Principal Scientist National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nagpur | 
|  | DR ANIL ARORA Senior Consultant Institute of Liver Gastroenterology and Pancreatico-Biliary Sciences Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi | 
|  | SHARAD TIWARI Founder Friends, a non-profit and petitioner in the NGT case against RO companies | 
|  | VIVEK MISHRA Senior Reporter Down To Earth (Hindi) | 
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