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High-tech companies are introducing new products to meet the demand for clean water as consumers struggle with undrinkable water contaminated by bad pipes and dirty water tanks.

The firms are displaying their new technology and equipment at the four-day Taipei International Green Energy, Environmental Protection and Water Show, which opened on Thursday at the Taipei World Trade Center.

The government has been unable to effectively solve the issue of drinking water quality, creating a potentially lucrative market that local private firms are eager to tap.

“Our goal is to make tap water in Taiwan drinkable through a special designed filter, using the most advanced technology, “ said Phoebe Wu, of Libero Water Technology, which is exhibiting its Japan-made products at the fair.

The company’s filter uses advanced technology to remove chlorine, rust and odors from water, while leaving in minerals, Wu said.

Another technique is to use ozone to sterilize running water. The O Three water technology company is displaying at the fair a special device that can be attached to a faucet to pump ozone into running water.

An official at the Taipei Water Department said that the problem with the country’s tap water was not the water itself but the pipes and water tanks.

He said that aging water pipes could cause contamination, making them undrinkable.

Moreover, most apartment and office buildings’ rooftop water tanks are not cleaned regularly, which can also damage tap water quality, he said.
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