Water Bottle Filters
Part 1: Stay tuned for the remainder of this important 2-part segment on drinking water and tap water quality.
Believe it or not, but there could be a very toxic danger lurking in your home which is affecting your tap water: Your home’s piping and facets (Michael D. Shaw, Correspondent at Large - HealthNewsDigest.com)
Recently, the radio waves are full of copper re-piping commercials that stress many problems that occur with outdated piping materials. Many believe that as long as the water coming out is clear, everything is okay. Unfortunately, even well-performing pipes and fixtures could contain excessive amounts of lead or free copper that are more than a mere nuisance. They could present a significant toxic hazard.
Very important note: This problem is NOT confined to homes built many years ago, when lead pipes were fairly commonplace. Even homes recently built are affected. The use of lead-based solder for pipe joints, that can deteriorate and leach lead into the water, was not banned until 1988. And, it was not until 1998 that all faucets and plumbing fixtures sold in the U.S. could not contain more than 8% lead—the legal definition of “lead-free” for brass faucets.
For more specific information on Lead and Lead Pipes, please visit the website of NSF International. Make sure you are using water filters at home and make sure your water bottle filters have the ability to remove lead from the water you drink. It is very important to not only filter your water at home, but also at the gym and anywhere you drink water.
