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EWG's New Online Water Filter Buying Guide

EWG's New Online Water Filter Buying Guide Washington, D.C. – The Environmental Working Group has released its new online water filter buying guide with more options and new tips for consumers who want cleaner drinking water for themselves and their families. “Having clean and safe drinking water isn’t a privilege, it’s a right,” said Paul Pestano, an EWG research analyst and a lead researcher on the new filter guide. “However, in the real world much of America’s drinking water contains ...[READ MORE]

Water Filter Shopping Tips & Buyers Guide

How To Chose A Water Filter Though U.S. drinking water has been  protected under the Safe Drinking Water Act since 1974, experts warn  that tap water increasingly does not meet health-safety guidelines. A  recent investigation by The New York Times found that, since  2004, some 62 million people in the U.S. have been exposed to drinking  water contaminated with thousands of chemicals—albeit in low  concentrations—that are not regulated under federal law. Of  course, the best way to ensure ...[READ MORE]

The Nitty Gritty on Filter Technologies – Environmental Working Group

Although there are hundreds of brands of home water filters, they all rely on a small number of technologies to remove contaminants, That does not mean that every filter using a given technology is as good as another, but it does mean that you can get a good idea of the general pros and cons of the different systems relatively easily. A few tips to keep in mind when looking at filters: Some filters use a combination of technologies, while others rely on just one. To ensure that a filter removes ...[READ MORE]