Water Filters come in all shapes and sizes. There are filters for homes, refrigerators, sinks, showers, bottles, and many more. Portable Water Filtration has become very popular in recent years because of the ease of use and portability. The fact that these personal water filters can be carried anywhere in a simple bottle has made […]

If you clean your plastic bottles after each time you use them, like you would for any other drinking container (i.e. drinking glasses, etc), then there will be no need for you to be concerned with bacteria. Plastics are by nature extremely sanitary materials, and plastic bottles are no more likely to grow bacteria than packaging […]

Cost - Bottled water costs anywhere from $0.25 a gallon for water from a vending machine to $0.50 for generic water jugs you purchase in a store to $1.00 - $1.50 or more for water delivered to your home. If you purchase 10 gallons of bottled water a week, you will spend $260 (at $.50/gal), […]

If you don’t believe that the water you drink is contaminated, do a test and see for yourself.
There are many different tests you can run on your water. It all depends on how extensive and how expensive you want the test to be.
The easiest and cheapest would be a simple chlorine test. All it requires […]

Water Bottles with filters allow you to squeeze and filter any type of water instantly as you drink. These water filter bottles are simply filled up with water from the tap, lakes, ponds, or any other water source. You then attach the filter cap back onto the bottle and start drinking. There is no waiting […]

Each year, you should receive a water quality report from the utility company. This yearly report is Federally mandated, but often doesn’t paint a very rosy picture. Coalitions like the Campaign for Safe and Affordable Drinking Water have tirelessly worked to get water companies to finally provide reports that allow consumers to understand and make more […]

As of March 2003, the nations water utilities were required to begin reporting to the Federal Government on their preparedness in the event of a terrorist attack. These water-system vulnerability reports came about after Congress passed an anti-terrorism bill the year before.
Water companies have been given more stringent standards and are now required to tell […]

You’re probably wondering how to protect yourself from drinking contaminated water and where it may appear to be safe.
Imagine you’re hiking through the woods and you come across a lake with water so clear you could see through to the bottom. Your thinking, “No nasty microorganisms could possibly reside in a lake as beautiful as […]

The perfect addition to your water filter collection is personal drinking water filters. These portable water filters allow you to fill up virtually anywhere and filter as you drink. The filter lasts for months, and makes the water taste great. Buying expensive bottled water is simply a huge waste of money. Who would have guessed […]

Lead, a metal found in natural deposits, is commonly used in household plumbing materials and water service lines. The greatest exposure to lead is currently swallowing or breathing in lead paint chips and dust, however, the EPA now reports that over 25% of the nation’s lead intake comes from drinking water. They estimate that number […]