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What's in your water? Possibly hexavalent chromium

Kitchen & Food
By Darcy Laszewski on April 24, 2011 in

Water coming out of kitchen tap

If you are one of the millions of Americans blessed with crystal-clear, odor-free tap water that tastes like it just flowed from an alpine stream; you probably don’t give much thought to what you are drinking. However, for those that are not so lucky, buying bottled water and using purification devices like those covered in our water filters report are a daily reality. What you may not realize is the physical properties of your tap water aren’t clear indicators of safety. Two recent studies have moved the presence of hexavalent chromium in tap water into the media and regulatory spotlight for 2011.

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Clear winners: Weighing in on water filters

Home & Garden
By Sarah Burns on March 11, 2010 in

Man using a filtered pitcher.

Worried about your water? You're not alone. Many consumers today rely on kitchen water filters to quickly and conveniently improve the taste, odor and ingredients of their H20.  Current filtration systems fall into two categories: point-of-use and point-of-entry. Kitchen water filters, which all fall into the point-of-use category (work to filter water only in a specific location, in this case the kitchen sink), currently include either containers (pitchers or larger dispensers) that store water in a refrigerator, or permanently-installed faucet-mounted and under-sink models.

Worried about your water? You're not alone. Many consumers today rely on kitchen water filters to quickly and conveniently improve the taste, odor and ingredients of their H20.  Current filtration systems fall into two categories: point-of-use and point-of-entry. Kitchen water filters, which all fall into the point-of-use category (work to filter water only in a specific location, in this case the kitchen sink), currently include either containers (pitchers or larger dispensers) that store water in a refrigerator, or permanently-installed faucet-mounted and under-sink models.

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