Do You Really Need a Water Filter? Here's What Experts Say U.S. tap water is generally safe and high quality. But that doesn’t mean every glass tastes the same, or that every building’s plumbing ...

All sorts of nasties—lead, mercury, radium, nitrates, norovirus, agricultural runoff, PFAS, and more—can lurk in your water. No surprise, then, that about 40% of U.S. homes filter theirs. But the ...

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 ...

Unlike countertop units that divert water from a tap to a sink-side cartridge, faucet-mounted water filters are compact devices that attach directly to your faucet. Depending on their efficacy, they ...

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 ...

U.S. tap water is generally safe and high quality. But that doesn’t mean every glass tastes the same, or that every building’s plumbing delivers identical water to the faucet.

U.S. tap water is generally safe and high quality. But that doesn’t mean every glass tastes the same, or that every building’s plumbing delivers identical water to the faucet. That uncertainty has ...