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A system for removing cyanotoxins and excess ions from contaminated water. Contaminated water passes from a storage tank (200), through a sand filter (210), through a reaction chamber (230), and finally through a carbon filter (270). The sand filter removes particulates and bacteria. The reaction ch

A system for removing cyanotoxins and excess ions from contaminated water. Contaminated water passes from a storage tank (200), through a sand filter (210), through a reaction chamber (230), and finally through a carbon filter (270). The sand filter removes particulates and bacteria. The reaction chamber first destroys cyanotoxins, algae, and bacteria through the use of high voltage shocks applied between two groups of electrodes (285, 285′ then the voltage on the electrodes is lowered and electrolysis is used to sequester free ions in the water in the region near the electrodes. Partially treated water is removed from the upper portion of the reaction chamber and passed through a carbon filter (270) to remove radiation, and improve taste and smell. The water is then potable. The water remaining in the reaction chamber is discarded into a reservoir (265).

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1. A process for purifying water containing contaminants selected from the group consisting of cyanotoxins, bacteria, viruses, parasites, positively charged ions, negatively charged ions, and radiation, comprising: obtaining contaminated water from a source of contaminated water,placing a quantity o

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A process for purifying water containing contaminants selected from the group consisting of cyanotoxins, bacteria, viruses, parasites, positively charged ions, negatively charged ions, and radiation, comprising: obtaining contaminated water from a source of contaminated water,placing a quantity of said water into a reactants tank, said reactants tank containing at least two electrodes for creating an electric field within said reaction tank chamber, said electrodes being spaced apart and located in a bottom portion of said reactants tank,while said quantity of water is in said tank, pulsing said two electrodes with a first direct-current electric field of at least 10,000 volts/cm for at least 0.1 second at least once to destroy said cyanotoxins, said bacteria, said viruses, and said parasites,while said quantity of water is in said tank, applying to said two electrodes, a second direct-current electric field to separate said positively charged ions and said negatively charged ions so that said positively charged ions are sequestered near said negatively charged electrode and said negatively charged ions are sequestered near said positively charged electrode, said electric field being at least 3 volts/cm for a duration of at least one minute,whereby said cyanotoxins, said bacteria, said viruses, said parasites, said positively charged ions, and said negatively charged ions are reduced in said contaminated water so that said water is no longer contaminated and is potable. 2. The process of claim 1, further including discarding a lower portion of said water in said reactants tank. 3. The process of claim 1, further including passing said contaminated water through a sand filter prior to placing said water into said reactants tank. 4. The process of claim 3, further including providing a sealed top on said sand filter and a pump to urge said contaminated water from said source of contaminated water through said sand filter in order to increase the rate of filtration by said sand filter. 5. The process of claim 1, further including passing the upper portion of said water in said reactants tank through a carbon filter in order to remove said radiation from said water in order to provide potable water. 6. The process of claim 1, further including a plurality of said positively charged electrodes and a plurality of said negatively charged electrodes. 7. A method for purifying contaminated water containing contaminants selected from the group consisting of cyanotoxins, bacteria, viruses, parasites, positively charged ions, and negatively charged ions, comprising: providing a reactants tank arranged to receive said water, said reactants tank further including at least two electrodes located in the lower portion thereof, a first valve and a first outflow port located near mid-height of said reactants tank, and a second valve and a second outflow port located at the bottom of said reactants tank,providing an electrical source,providing a controller connected to said electrical source and said electrodes,providing a source of contaminated water,filling said reactants tank with a quantity of said contaminated water,while said quantity of water is in said tank, activating said controller so as to produce a short-duration, relatively high-voltage shock between said electrodes, said voltage being high enough to substantially destroy said cyanotoxins, said bacteria, said viruses, and said parasites,while said quantity of water is in said tank, activating said controller so as to produce a long-duration, relatively low-voltage between said electrodes, said low-voltage being sufficient to substantially sequester said positively charged ions near said negatively charged electrode and said negatively charged ions near said positively charged electrode,opening said first valve and draining said water from the upper portion of said reactants tank via said first outlet port to obtain potable water,opening said second valve in said second output port to discard said water containing said sequestered positively charged ions and said sequestered negatively charged ions,whereby said reactants tank is filled with said contaminated water and said cyanotoxins, said bacteria, said viruses, and said parasites are destroyed and said ions are separated, thereby providing potable water for drinking at said first outlet port and ion-rich water for disposal at said second outlet port. 8. The method of claim 7 wherein said short-duration, high-voltage shock comprises an application of 20,000 volts/cm for one second. 9. The method of claim 7 wherein said long-duration, low voltage comprises an application of at least 12 volts/cm for at least 10 minutes. 10. The method of claim 7, further including providing a sand filter to precede said reactants tank whereby said sand filter filters said contaminated water before said contaminated water fills said reactants tank. 11. The method of claim 10, further including: providing a top for said sand filter,sealing said top on said sand filter,providing an inlet port in said top,providing a pump on said inlet port, the inlet of said pump connected to said source of said contaminated water, andenergizing said pump in order to urge said contaminated water from said source and through said sand filter thereby increasing the rate of filtration by said sand filter. 12. The method of claim 7, further including a carbon filter that receives said potable water from said first outflow port and wherein when said contaminated water also contains radiation, said carbon filter being arranged to remove said radiation from said potable water.