Chlorine is widely used across the U.S. as a disinfectant in water treatment. However, chlorinated water often has an unpleasant smell and taste, with many people preferring to purchase chlorine-free...
Category: Contaminants
Will Reverse Osmosis Remove Bacteria – Carbon, Membranes And UV Light
Bacteria are microscopic single-celled organisms that are found everywhere on earth. Some bacteria in our water are harmful, which we call pathogenic, and cause infections, but others are harmless...
Every day, more than 110 million Americans drink water potentially contaminated with PFAS, PFOS, or PFOA. However, reverse osmosis systems are an effective way to remove these harmful PFAS and PFOA...
Water filter pitchers with granular activated carbon (GAC) filters, ion exchange resins (IER) or nanofiltration can remove PFAS from water. GAC and nanofiltration can remove >99% of long and short...
Boil water advisories are supposed to become less common with improvements in water purifying technologies, but extreme climate events and our desire to live outside cities nearer to nature and...
Fluoride can either be naturally present in water in excessive amounts or added by water provider. Because of potential health risks, explained below, you might want to consider a shower filter that...
