What is the difference in tap water and filtered water?

Answer 1

Water filters vary widely in their price and filtration capacity. We cannot recommend specific products, but urge you to learn more about your tap water quality when considering what system will serve you best.

Water purification device that uses the reverse osmosis or distillation filtration system can eliminate almost all water toxins. However reverse osmosis wastes a lot of water, so please keep this in mind if you live in a drought zone or region with where water is scarce. Pitcher and tap type filters are typically made of activated carbon. Check out the manufacturers claims and product certifications to see which types of contaminants each filter will reduce.

EWG recommends that caregivers use unfluoridated water to mix baby formulas. The American Dental Association recommends this to keep babies from receiving too much fluoride. If your tap water is fluoridated, you might consider purchasing unfluoridated bottled water, or using a reverse osmosis system for bottles.

Source: http://www.ewg.org/EWGFAQ#

Answer 2

Home water filters make sure that your drinking water at home is as pure as possible. This is very important for staying healthy long-term. These filters get rid of many contaminants that are still found in tap water after your city's water treatment facilities have done their job.

Answer 3

water is filtered in large machines, and takes 72 hours to clean, and then gets bottled, and sold.

Answer 4

It is put through a filter to clean out all the dirty stuff.

Answer 5

Tap water comes directly from the 'Tap', a slang term for a faucet. Filtered water is water that has been purified by filters use sieving, absorption, ion exchanges and other processes.

Answer 6

"A good water filtration system for tap water can be water tablets, or a water pitcher filtration system such as Brita. Also you can get one that fits right onto the faucet."

Answer 7

With the water filters in the store and all over tv commercials

Answer 8

The main advantage to having a home water filtration system is that it removes chemicals such as chlorine from the water. It can make the water taste better and alleviate effects of Asthma.

Answer 9

The Aqua Pure water filter takes things out of water such as odor, minerals, salts, and contaminants. Many people use the to save on buying so much bottled water.

Answer 10

To prevent disease being contacted through the water supply. It also prevents other types of problems, such as sediment build up in piping systems, which can clog pipes and ruin pumps.