I'm a writer and product reviewer with six years' experience. It’s easy to overlook the need to wash your water filter pitcher when you’re only ever filling it up with water. After all, how dirty can ...

Did you know that boiling water removes some bacteria but not contaminants like chlorine and lead? In fact, boiling water can actually elevate its lead concentration. If your goal is to have filtered ...

A home water filtration system is a device or set of devices that helps remove harmful chemicals and germs from the water in your home. Depending on the type of filter, it can improve the safety, ...

When I ask friends and family why they don’t drink tap water in LA, they give the same vague answer: It’s chlorinated, gross and probably unhealthy. For years, that explanation sufficed, so I did what ...

If you’re concerned about what’s really lurking in your tap water—for whatever reason—a water filter pitcher can go a long way in making it cleaner (not to mention better-tasting). But the best water ...

On a visit to Bangladesh in 2011–where an estimated 20 million people are exposed to arsenic in local drinking water–scientist Liangjie Dong worked with a team to teach residents how to use a ...