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Do you filter your tapwater? Should you?
Author: Lisa Frack
Website: http://www.enviroblog.org/2009/12/is-your-tapwater-safe.html…
When people ask what kind of water filter to use for their tapwater, we reply, “It depends on what contaminants are present in your tap water, since different filters are effective at removing different contaminants.”
Which (usually) begets this obvious follow-up question: “How can I find out what contaminants are in my tap water?”
At which point we say: Easy! Use our national drinking water database & filter buying guide.
Both are easily searchable online and - here’s a really important detail that might seem trivial: they’re in the same place. Meaning, of course, that you can find out what contaminates the tapwater in your house, then right then and there find the right filter to improve its quality. No more excuses!
What did we find out about the nation’s tapwater?
EWG spent three years analyzing the results of almost 20 million drinking water tests from…
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