There are many different ways that tap water can get contaminated. As a result, water quality issues can vary greatly from city to city and even...
How the Source of Your Home’s Tap Water Can Affect Its Quality
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Water Contamination
What Are the Effects of Washing Organic Produce in Unfiltered Tap Water?
As more and more studies are performed on the food that we eat in America, many questions are being raised about the health effects of chemicals and...
What are the Effects of Farming on Well Water in Pennsylvania and New Jersey Homes?
One of the problems with well water is that its quality can be easily influenced by the location of the well. Since homes with well water tend to be...
What Are the Effects of Chemicals in Our Tap Water?
As more and more chemicals are used within the United States, the risk of those chemicals contaminating our water supplies continues to rise. These...
Does Your City Disinfect Water with Chloramine? Here’s Why You Should Consider Removing It
For many years, chlorine was the disinfectant that was most commonly used by water treatment plants to treat drinking water supplies. Chlorine is...
10 Signs That Your Home Needs a Water Treatment System
Although nearly every homeowner can benefit from filtering and/or softening their tap water, water treatment systems are still not...
How Do I Know if I Have Hard Water or Soft Water?
If you were given a glass of water and asked to determine whether the water was soft or hard, you might have a tough time doing it. That’s because...
Sources of Water Contamination: How Contaminants are introduced as Water Travels to Your Home
Tap water has to travel quite a distance in order to get from its source to your home. By the time water comes out of your faucets, it has been...
How Does Copper Get into Tap Water and How Can You Remove It?
Many of the most common tap water contaminants come from source water supplies (lakes, rivers, etc.) or are introduced into the water as it is...
Pharmaceutical Drugs in Drinking Water and Their Possible Health Effects
The use of pharmaceutical drugs is on the rise in America. According to the Mayo Clinic, the amount of Americans who take at least one prescription...