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Dangerous chemicals leaching from plastic pipes

When it became apparent that lead pipes contaminate water with toxic heavy metal residues, governments began replacing them with plastic pipes, believing these were safer. But recent studies have uncovered...

Dangerous chemicals leaching from plastic pipes

When it became apparent that lead pipes contaminate water with toxic heavy metal residues, governments began replacing them with plastic pipes, believing these were safer. But recent studies have uncovered...

Does ZeroWater remove microplastics?

Does ZeroWater remove microplastics?

Microplastics are mainly found in bottled water, but it is also found in tap water. From plastic waste in nature, microplastics end up in the groundwater. What are microplastics? Microplastics...

Does ZeroWater remove microplastics?

Microplastics are mainly found in bottled water, but it is also found in tap water. From plastic waste in nature, microplastics end up in the groundwater. What are microplastics? Microplastics...

What exactly is soft water?

What exactly is soft water?

The amount of calcium and magnesium in the water determine the hardness of water. Both minerals occur naturally in groundwater. The more of these minerals that can be found in...

What exactly is soft water?

The amount of calcium and magnesium in the water determine the hardness of water. Both minerals occur naturally in groundwater. The more of these minerals that can be found in...

Lead in Drinking Water: A Health Hazard Throughout History

Lead in Drinking Water: A Health Hazard Through...

We’ve known lead can damage health from the moment we started using it. Despite this, today lead is still a problem for many households in the Netherlands. How could it...

Lead in Drinking Water: A Health Hazard Through...

We’ve known lead can damage health from the moment we started using it. Despite this, today lead is still a problem for many households in the Netherlands. How could it...

How Toxic Pipe Residues End up in our Drinking ...

New techniques and industrial advances mean that over the years different materials have been used to transport our drinking water from A to B. However, some of these materials have...

How Toxic Pipe Residues End up in our Drinking ...

New techniques and industrial advances mean that over the years different materials have been used to transport our drinking water from A to B. However, some of these materials have...

Chromium-6: A Hidden Danger in our Drinking Water

Chromium-6: A Hidden Danger in our Drinking Water

It is known as the ‘new asbestos’ and is increasingly in the news: chromium-6, a toxic metal that is dangerous to health, is present in our drinking water. “Chromium-6 may...

Chromium-6: A Hidden Danger in our Drinking Water

It is known as the ‘new asbestos’ and is increasingly in the news: chromium-6, a toxic metal that is dangerous to health, is present in our drinking water. “Chromium-6 may...