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Artesian Water: What Is It, and Is It Safe to Drink? Updated August 21st, 2024 If you shop for bottled water regularly, you probably notice the hordes of bottled water options lining the shelves of your local grocery store. There weren’t as many choices back in the day, and you could quickly tell them apart […]

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Smelly Tap Water and How to Fix It Nothing beats a glass of crisp, cold water when it comes to quenching thirst. But perhaps nothing is grosser than getting a mouthful of water that smells like rotten eggs or a swimming pool instead. Clean water should be colorless, tasteless, and odorless, so if yours has […]

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Is Purified Water The Same As Distilled Water? Which is the Better Choice? Updated July 3rd, 2024 Remember the days when your local supermarket only had a handful of bottled water choices? Picking one off the shelf was so easy and straightforward! But thanks to new water treatment techniques (and shady marketing tactics), shopping for […]

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The Potential Risks of Microplastics in Drinking Water Consider this: The average American produces an estimated 234 pounds of plastic waste every year. Of that, only about 9 percent makes it to a recycling bin. If our math is correct, the U.S. population (roughly 330 million) generates a staggering 77.2 billion pounds (or 38.6 million […]

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How Much Water Does the Average Person Use? Updated May 3rd, 2024 The United States is deemed the “Land of Plenty,” partly for its abundant water resources. It’s home to the largest freshwater lake system worldwide (the Great Lakes), which holds six quadrillion gallons of water. And let’s not forget the mighty Mississippi River, which […]

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Does Fluoride in Drinking Water Raise ADHD Risk in Kids? If your child has been diagnosed with ADHD, it’s natural to wonder what could have caused it. Genes? Environmental toxins? A problem during birth or delivery? While any one of these could be the culprit, researchers are concerned that fluoride in drinking water might also […]

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Why Does My Drinking Water Taste Like Metal? When you turn on your faucet, you expect fresh, great-tasting water to come gushing out, as it usually does. But perhaps you’ve been noticing a metallic flavor in the water lately—like old pennies had been marinating in it overnight. The taste may have been so overwhelming that […]

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Does Your Water Taste Sweet? Here are 8 Possible Causes Candy, soda, lemonade–we expect sweetness from treats like these. But the water flowing from our taps? Certainly not. Plain water should be tasteless. Yet, you might have noticed that your tap water has a slightly sweet flavor, which can be puzzling and even off-putting. There […]

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10 Potential Sources of Groundwater Pollution Updated December 29th, 2023 More than half of the US population, including 99 percent of residents in rural areas, relies on groundwater for everyday use. Millions of homeowners with private wells use it for drinking and household duties, farmers use it for irrigation, and the industry needs it for […]

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Unfiltered Tap Water and High Medical Expenses: Is There a Link? Think about how much you’ve spent on healthcare over the last year. Hundreds? Thousands? Or maybe you’ve lost track? What if someone told you your tap water may have contributed to that amount? You’d probably be skeptical, but research shows links between unfiltered drinking […]