This story appears in the March 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. When my young daughter says she’s thirsty, I take for granted that the water from our kitchen tap is clean and safe.
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New study show that tap water is often just as safe as bottled water — if not saferunder the Safe Drinking Water Act, while bottled water falls under the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Additional research highlights potential issues with bottled water ...
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A new report reveals that tap water is delivering harmful chemicals like PFAS (“forever chemicals”), heavy metals, and ...
The Safe Drinking Water Act is a federal law that sets quality standards for the systems that provide Americans with drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency uses a weighted point ...
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Why Drinking Bottled Water Can Be Much Worse for You Than Tap, According to New ResearchCongress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act in 1974, which regulates the country’s drinking water supply. The act requires public water systems to follow standards laid out by the EPA ...
While it is generally fine to consume tap water in the United States, there are still millions of Americans who suffer from a lack of safe drinking water. The situation in Flint, Michigan ...
Tap water is regulated by the Safe Water Drinking Act of 1974. The law, explains EWG vice president of government affairs Melanie Benesh, requires the Environmental Protection Agency to look at ...
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