Editing Distilled water (section)

== Drinking distilled water ==
{{Further|Water purification#Additional treatment options}}
Bottled distilled water can usually be found in supermarkets or pharmacies, and home water distillers are available as well. Water purification, such as distillation, is especially important in regions where water resources or tap water is not suitable for ingesting without boiling or chemical treatment.

Municipal water supplies almost always contain trace components at levels which are regulated to be safe for consumption.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/index.cfm |title=Drinking Water Contaminants |work=water.epa.gov |year=2011 |access-date=October 25, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202094944/http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/index.cfm |archive-date=February 2, 2015 }}</ref> Some other components such as trace levels of [[aluminium]] may result from the treatment process. [[Fluoride]] and other ions are not removed through conventional water filter treatments. However, distillation eliminates most impurities.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Anjaneyulu |first=L. |author2=Kumar, E. Arun |author3=Sankannavar, Ravi |author4= Rao, K. Kesava |title=Defluoridation of Drinking Water and Rainwater Harvesting Using a Solar Still |journal=Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research |date=13 June 2012 |volume=51 |issue=23 |pages=8040–8048 |doi=10.1021/ie201692q}}</ref>

Distilled water is also used for drinking water in arid seaside areas lacking sufficient freshwater, via [[Desalination#Methods|desalination]] of seawater.<ref name="Kozisek 2005">{{cite web |url=https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/43403/9241593989_eng.pdf?sequence=1#page=157 |title=Health risks from drinking demineralised water (application/pdf Object) |first=F. |last=Kozisek |work=who.int |year=2005 |access-date=October 25, 2011 }} (Chapter 12 of the [[World Health Organization]] report ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20071019054840/http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/nutrientsindw/en/ Nutrients in drinking-water]'')</ref>