Household Water Filters - A Filter for Every Purpose
Apr 12th, 2011 Troy Truman
I no longer believe household water filters are luxury or convenience items. I believe they are vital to my health and the health of my family. I used to think that tap water was the safest it could be. Not only did I hear from many friends about possible contaminants in tap water, but I read a true story about a small Massachusetts town that had been poisoned over time from drinking tap water containing harmful chemicals that had leached into the water supply from delinquent industrial factories. Clusters of cancer cases in children began popping up. Of course that is an extreme case, but it shows that although water may look and taste clean, harmful bacteria and heavy metals can be lurking inside.
Here are some statistics that show why many people, including myself, turned to household water filters to purify the precious water that my family and families everywhere drink everyday:
80 percent of people think their tap water has an unpleasant flavor to it.
74 percent of people living in the United States believe their tap water contains toxins or dangerous substances.
50 million people get poisoned to some degree by radon or radium, both radioactive materials, contained in the water that comes out of their taps.
900,000 people in the United States become sick as a result of contaminants in tap water and 900 people die every year.
People who haven't yet come around to using household water filters are possibly drinking water tainted with toxins, including mercury, pesticides, herbicides, asbestos, arsenic and other harmful substances. The statistics are scary, but a lot of the risks can be eliminated simply by using a home filtration system. There are several kinds. The ones that typically get the most traffic are filters hooked up to your kitchen sink. For this primary need for filtered water, above counter and below counter (also called below sink) filters are the typical option. Above sink filters can be bulky and take up valuable counter space. On the other hand, it is much easier to replace the filter when it is already above the sink. If you don't have a lot of counter space or can't tolerate bulky items in place sight in the kitchen, I would recommend a below counter filter for the kitchen faucet.
A variety of companies also make filters for shower heads, bathroom faucets, refrigerator water dispensers and pitcher-type water filters that can store a gallon or so of purified water at a time.
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