This is the last analysis snapshot initiated on Mar 20, 2019.
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- This product had a total of 462 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 20 2019.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The soma filters available only through their website are nicely made from sustainable materials but they provide no data on how effective they are and the absence of information seems a little sketchy
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Personally my biggest concern with municipal water is the presence of volatile organic compounds vocs that are not regulated and certainly not understood in terms of health risks a 2009 ny times article “that tap water is legal but may be unhealthy” is worth reading
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Keeping the water level in the pitcher high enough so that it’s in contact with the filter will improve voc removal efficiency but it probably won’t be as effective as a brita faucet filter or a berkey system
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The environmental working group ewg found very high levels of carcinogenic chloramine byproducts in washington dc tap water and recommended filtration through carbon
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Chlorine and chloramines are often used to disinfect water at municipal treatment plants and can pose health risks if not effectively removed before reaching the consumer
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Alternatively the zerowater pitcher filters if you can afford them do remove chromium6 and they do offer cartridge recycling where they recycle the both the plastic and the resin but you pay for postage yourself and get credit in return which may not cover the cost of your postage
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Package came in bad condition but the filters themselves are unharmed
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
We did not receive the filters