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I don't know to what extent it's wrong, but I've been drinking tap water for years. Here in Germany it's generally said to be of high quality, but apparently 1
by z7 4y ago
I don't know to what extent it's wrong, but I've been drinking tap water for years. Here in Germany it's generally said to be of high quality, but apparently 1 litre contains 100 nanograms of hormones (via birth control medication).[1] Even at such concentrations the hormones are said to have an effect (the article quotes a professor for membrane technology and describes a new filtering process aiming to solve this issue).
[1] https://www.nationalgeographic.de/umwelt/2022/03/hormone-im-leitungswasser-deutsche-forscher-entwickeln-neues-filterverfahren https://www.nationalgeographic.de/umwelt/2022/03/hormone-im-...
- tbonesteaks 4y agoWe live in the US, in an old house and generally the tap isn't good. But, in combination with the old pipes, it was gross. I have a friend who is a pipe fitter, and he told me "Poison kills you quickly. Bad pipes do it slowly." So, we got a Berkey Walter Filter [1] and it's great. They are heavy duty and apparently it even alkalizes the water. [1] https://www.berkeyfilters.com/ https://www.berkeyfilters.com/