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Remove Fluoride from Your Drinking Water

Fluoride is actually a byproduct of the fertilizer industry and is so toxic that dumping it proved to be environmentally hazardous. In seeking for some...

15 Interesting Drinking Water Facts

While the earth has a lot of water on it, we humans can only use an estimated three-tenths of one percent of this water. This...

Camping Water Filters for Safe Drinking Water

Unfortunately, regardless of how clear and clean the water may seem, it could be filled with a number of very undesirable characters which can cause...

The History of Water Filters

In ancient India at about the same time as Hippocrates, a physician named Sushruta also realized that pouring boiling water through layers of sand and...

Removing Sediment from Drinking Water

When particulate matter appears in the water, it usually is just referred to as sediment, but there is actually a differentiation between sediment and turbidity.

Is it Safe to Drink from that Mountain Stream?

Outdoor water sources are often viewed as being much more pure than water that comes from a tap or other source in a heavily populated...

Remove Cholera from Drinking Water

Cholera is one of the most feared of infectious diseases, and with very good reason – cholera can cause such extreme dehydration from diarrhea and...

Hepatitis and Questionable Water Supplies

Travelers from North America can easily become ill with hepatitis if they travel to Central or South America, Africa, the Middle East, India, China and...

Emerging Contaminants: What You Can Do

In broad terms, emerging contaminants can be defined as synthetic or naturally occurring chemicals or as any type of microorganism that is not currently or...

Trihalomethanes in Drinking Water

The four trihalomethanes are chloroform, bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane, and bromoform. EPA standards allow for a maximum annual average level of 80 parts per billion.

Point of Use Water Filters

When compared to constantly having to buy bottled water, POU water filters will actually pay for themselves in a very short amount of time

Clean Water for a Healthy Body

Did you know that science has proven that a 5 percent decrease in body fluids will result in a 25 to 30 percent loss of...

Chlorine In Your Shower Is It Bad?

Chlorine in shower water can cause dry skin and hair, itchy skin and eye irritation. In fact, chlorine exposure from one shower is equal to...

What is Hard Water?

It should be noted that hard water does not pose a health risk to those who ingest it. Yes, it may taste bad, but it...

Well Water and Contamination Issues

The water within private wells can become contaminated in a variety of ways. Some sources of well water contamination can be observed with the naked...

What is The Safe Drinking Water Act?

In the US, the SDWA was created to help protect consumers from a variety of waterborne contaminants. It is, today, the foundation of our drinking...

Water Contaminants: Atrazine in Drinking Water

Atrazine is one of those water contaminants that may or may not be present in your drinking water. In many respects, it depends on where...

Water Contaminants: Benzene in Drinking Water

Leaching from gasoline storage tanks and from landfills is one of the primary ways that benzene gets into drinking water sources. It can also get...

Drinking Water Contaminants: Cryptosporidium

For those unfamiliar with waterborne diseases, a reminder may be in order. In 1993, Cryptosporidium became a national news item when an outbreak took place...

Bottled Water v.s. Water Filters

Many people think that if they buy a bottle of water, they are getting quality contaminant-free water. That is not necessarily true. Many bottled water...

Drinking Water from Private Wells and Nitrate

It should be noted that low levels of nitrate are not hazardous to humans. It would be nearly impossible to remove every trace of nitrate...

Inorganic Compounds in Drinking Water

Some of the more common metals include arsenic and aluminum which the EPA has established an MCL of no more than .05. Lead with an...

Drinking Water Contaminants: Giardia

Individuals who get their household water from sources other than treatment plants should be especially wary of Giardia contamination and infections. Just because a water...

Water Filters for Recreational Vehicles

For those who do not have a water filtering system as an internal component of their vehicle, you have several options. Before you make your...

Should I Test My Tap Water?

Consumers across the country are becoming more and more aware of potential hazards that may be in their drinking water.

Drinking Water and Exercise

The American Council on Exercise has reported that you should drink 17 to 20 oz of water before you begin your exercise routine. This should...

Tap Water Could Be Causing Your Allergies

In attempting to find what could be responsible for this rise in food allergies, researchers did find a common link: dichlorophenols. There are several ways...