Tap Water FactsJun 13, 20192 min readCan Water Filters Remove Lead?What happened in Flint first appeared to be an isolated incident of high lead levels in water. However, it is now clear that Flint was...
Tap Water FactsJun 12, 20192 min readAging Infrastructure Releasing Toxic Chemicals Into Our Tap WaterTo supply the nation’s homes and businesses with water, the United States depends on a country-wide network of aging underground pipes, ...
Tap Water FactsJun 12, 20192 min readChlorine Resistant Parasites and Bacteria Discovered In Municipal Tap WaterWe like to think of parasites as something belonging to 3rd world countries. That’s the furthest thing from the truth. There are...
Tap Water FactsJun 12, 20191 min readPrescription Medication Finding A Way Into Groundwater From Aging Sewage Infrastructure Medications are one of the most amazing feats of medicine. But they are meant to be taken at the right times, in the right doses, and by...
Tap Water FactsJun 12, 20191 min readPFA's, A Highly Toxic Class of Chemicals, Has Been Found in 56% of U.S. Water UtilitiesPFA's are a class of toxic chemicals developed in the 1940s that are linked to kidney and testicular cancer, thyroid disease, weakened...
Tap Water FactsJun 12, 20191 min readFluoride, A Required Additive to Tap Water, Can Become Toxic Over TimeMany decades after fluoride was first added to drinking water in some parts of the United States, to help prevent tooth decay, there is...
Tap Water FactsJun 12, 20192 min readChromium 6, Exposed by Erin Brockovich, Still Detected In Drinking Water of 218 Million AmericansChromium 6, a highly toxic chemical, gained tremendous attention by Erin Brockovich and her story of Hinkley, California. Residents in...
Tap Water FactsJun 12, 20191 min readRocket Fuel Is Seeping Into Our Water SupplyPerchlorate is both a naturally occurring and man-made chemical that is used to produce rocket fuel, fireworks, flares, and explosives....
Tap Water FactsJun 12, 20192 min readUranium Found in Tap Water Across AmericaUranium is commonly found in soil. Yes, the same nuclear, radioactive material they make bombs out of can be found in the tap water of...
Tap Water FactsJun 12, 20191 min read170 Million Americans May Be Drinking Water Contaminated by RadiumIn 2018, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) reported a scary statistic - drinking water for more than 170 million Americans in all 50...
Tap Water FactsJun 12, 20192 min readPesticides Are Leaching Into The Ground Water of Millions of AmericansGuess what? They are literally designed to be toxic. That’s the entire purpose of pesticides and herbicides. They’re meant to kill...
Tap Water FactsJun 12, 20192 min readLead Detected in Almost 2000 U.S. Water SystemsIn January 2015, officials in Flint Michigan decided to pull water from the Flint River instead of the Detroit Water System. I’m sure you...
Tap Water FactsJun 12, 20191 min readNitrates Found In Tap Water Responsible for Thousands of Cases of CancerIn June 2019, researchers from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released a report stating that millions of tons of nitrate from...
Tap Water FactsJun 12, 20191 min readToxins in California Tap Water Causing CancerToxins contained in California tap water could be the cause of around 15,500 cancer cases over the course of a lifetime, a shocking new...
Tap Water FactsJun 12, 20192 min readTop Ten Contaminants Found in Tap WaterModern technology has created a false sense of comfort across the nation. Unfortunately, industrialization, pollution, and a plethora of...
Tap Water FactsJun 12, 20191 min readWater Filter MythsMany people use common pitcher and refrigerator filters with the impression that they are remove harmful contaminants. They couldn't be...
Tap Water FactsJun 12, 20192 min readThe Benefits of Reverse Osmosis Water PurificationReverse Osmosis is an extremely effective process in which pressurized water is pushed through a membrane-filter to remove amazingly...
Tap Water FactsJun 12, 20192 min readWhat Does Tap Water Contain?Everyday we drink tap water and use it for cooking, making coffee or tea, and even bathing. But what exactly is in tap water? Well, to...
Tap Water FactsJun 12, 20192 min readWhere Does Tap Water Come From?Most people don't give much thought to where tap water comes from. We just turn on our kitchen faucet and the water magically appears....
Tap Water FactsJun 12, 20192 min readCan Tap Water Make You Sick?There has been a lot of press coverage over the past few years about incidents of tap water contamination across America. Many people...
