12.3%. According to our research of Illinois and other state lists there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Leaf River, Illinois as of April 15, 2017. The ratio of number of residents in Leaf River to the number of sex offenders is 144 to 1. Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rockford, IL (19.7 miles , pop. 150,115).
Water filters work by capturing the microscopic life that lives in abundance in freshwater. The consequences of drinking untreated water can be severe. Water that tastes fine can contain bacteria, parasites and protozoa that cause nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite, fatigue and vomiting.
Water purification removes harmful contaminants from water. Filtration, which physically blocks or chemically removes contaminants, is a different purification technique from reverse osmosis, which filters water through a semi-permeable membrane, and distillation, which vaporizes water to separate it from the contaminants. Carbon filtration is a relatively cheap and efficient way of to purify water.