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TFA in Drinking Water: The PFAS No One’s Talking About

Trifluoroacetic acid, or TFA, is a chemical you’ve probably never heard of but it’s showing up in more and more places, including the water you drink. It belongs to a
Melioidosis From Drinking Water

Melioidosis, caused by the environmental bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, is a deadly and often overlooked infectious disease, historically linked to Southeast Asia and northern Australia. Known as the “great mimicker,” it
Eating Fiber Could Remove PFAS From Your Body, Study Suggests

A newly published Canadian study has revealed a potential link between dietary fiber intake and the reduction of harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the human body. These findings
Skin Absorption of Forever Chemicals

Recently, a friend messaged me: “If PFAS are in my water, am I absorbing them every time I shower?” With all the news about “forever chemicals,” it’s a fair fear,
How To Remove Carbofuran From Your Water – Which Filter Is Best

Carbofuran is a broad-spectrum chemical pesticide that is widely used in farms around the world for killing insects and worms. It’s a highly toxic substance that can have many poor
Why Your Water Tastes Like Metal – Plus Simple Solutions

Pure water should be colorless, odorless and tasteless (although I think it tastes refreshing). You should be a little concerned if your water has started to taste like metal. There
Chemicals In Water You Don’t Want To Be Drinking

Even when water looks perfectly clean and fresh, it can be contaminated with different types of chemicals. It’s normal to find many of these in our water, and some are
NSF Standards For Water Filters That Remove PFAS

There are steps you can take to protect yourself (and your family) from PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals’. The National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) has set standards in place for water filters
Understanding Phthalates in Bottled Water

Phthalates have been around for decades, used in everything from shower curtains to shampoo bottles. They’re not new, but in recent years, people have started asking whether these plastic chemicals
Radioactive Materials Found In Drinking Water

Radioactive drinking water may sound like the stuff of nightmares, but the reality is both natural and man-made sources can introduce these materials into our water supply. Radioactive materials in
Herbicide Removal By Reverse Osmosis

Over 1 billion pounds of herbicides and other chemicals for controlling different pests are used yearly in the United States. This heavy usage increases the chances of herbicides contaminating your drinking water.
Bacteria In Drinking Water (3 Ways To Know)

Drinking contaminated water can be dangerous. Of all possible contaminants, bacteria in water is common and of particular concern. So, how do you know if there is bacteria in your
Best Under Sink Water Filters That Remove Arsenic

Arsenic is the most significant chemical contaminant in drinking water globally, but can be removed by some under sink water filters. In this article, we look at why you should
Do Brita Filters Remove Aluminum

Brita filters have long earned a permanent spot on many kitchen countertops. But Brita’s capabilities at reducing or removing aluminum, a common contaminant in drinking water, is of particular concern
Does Reverse Osmosis Remove Hormones?

Reverse osmosis systems are a popular and increasingly affordable way to purify water at home, but can they also remove hormones? Water filtration systems that use high-pressure membranes, like reverse
Water Filters That Remove Arsenic – How They Do It

Arsenic is a naturally-occurring toxic substance that is dangerous when consumed in high concentrations. Unfortunately several states have arsenic levels 500 times the recommended level for drinking water. Water filters
How Water Filters Remove Atrazine From Your Drinking Water

Atrazine is a common chemical used on farms to kill weeds. It’s made in laboratories and not found in nature. But because of how common it is, atrazine can find
Water Filters That Remove Aluminum – How They Do It

Aluminum makes up about 8% of the Earth’s crust, making it the most abundant metal on Earth. It can also be found in water sources, particularly groundwater. While it’s not harmful
How Reverse Osmosis Removes Pharmaceutical Drugs From Water

Reverse osmosis can remove at least 97% of detectable pharmaceutical drugs, including antibiotics, antidepressants, painkillers, hormones and blood thinners. They are especially effective against endocrine disruptors, chemicals that interfere with
Best Water Filter Bottles For Removing Chlorine

Many water filter bottles can safely remove chlorine from drinking water. Water filter bottles that use activated carbon and/or ion exchange are the most effective, and can usually remove more
The Truth About Reverse Osmosis – BPA And Phthalates

There are some reverse osmosis systems that can remove more than 99% phthalates and 98% BPA from water. However, only systems with membranes made from polyamide are able to remove
Using Shower Filters To Remove Copper – Which One Is Best?

Shower filters remove copper from water via adsorption (activated charcoal filter) or by an electrochemical redox reaction (KDF media). KDF media is the more effective of the two. However, both
Water Bottle Filters That Actually Remove Arsenic

The Everywhere Bottle Filter from Epic Water is the only water bottle filter that is NSF certified to remove arsenic (95%). Arsenic is a metallic component of the earth’s crust
5 Ways You Are Drinking Phthalates – And How To Remove Them

The phthalates found in our water cannot be seen, tasted, or smelled. Reverse osmosis and granular activated carbon can effectively remove >99% of the phthalates in your water. While ultrafiltration
Brita Filters And PFAS Removal – With Laboratory Testing

Brita filters do not effectively remove PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances), including PFOA, PFOS. Although all Brita filters contain activated carbon, which has been shown to reduce PFAS, Brita makes
How To Know If Lead Is In Your Water

Even in small quantities, drinking water contaminated with lead is harmful to our health. In fact, lead is so toxic that the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has set the amount
Heavy Metals Removed By Reverse Osmosis

Reverse osmosis can remove heavy metals, including arsenic, chromium, iron, lead and mercury. The filtration membranes of reverse osmosis (RO) systems have a pore size of 0.1 nm, several times
How To Know Iron Is In Your Water – Color, Stains And Tests

Water that contains iron can appear reddish (insoluble iron), yellowish-brown (organic iron) or clear with red particles that settle at the bottom (soluble iron). A metallic taste, clogged pipes, yellow
How Water Filters Remove GenX – A Short Chain PFAS

Reverse Osmosis and water filters that use anion exchange resins can effectively remove >99% of GenX from water. Activated carbon filters can only remove ~30% of GenX. Some water filter
How To Know If There Is Fluoride In Your Water

In 1945, many communities all over the United States began adding Fluoride to their water supply. According to the CDC, this single act has dramatically reduced tooth decay in children and

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