Water Contaminants
There is cause for concern amongst the science community that these “forever chemicals” – in our drinking water are too high!
Currently, drinking water in the UK must contain PFAS chemicals at no more than 100 nanograms per litre (ng/l) before action is taken. We believe this is much too high. Especially when health effects are found at lower concentrations. We are beginning to think that there is no such thing as a safe level!
We hope that our water filters will be a positive step toward preventing serious long-term health effects. We also hope our product eases some of the anxiety surrounding high concentrations of PFAS in our water supply.
Another problem with tap water is:
Despite the efforts of public water suppliers, contaminants from rusted or leaking pipes can pollute our water supply. However, there are two problems with bottled mineral water and other bottled water. First is the obvious issue of single-use plastic. Second, they, too, contain many specific contaminants.
Mineral water must contain a minimum quantity of microbes. It also cannot undergo the same disinfection process as tap water because of bottling at the source. This means the range of microbes can vary.
Let’s look at chlorine, this plays an important part in keeping our water safe to use, such as destroying water-borne pathogens in swimming pools. However, high levels can also pose health problems, such as triggering asthma symptoms and potentially an increased risk of bladder cancer.
Let’s look at the problem of limescale. The more limescale we ingest, the more at risk we are of getting kidney stones, suffering from colorectal cancer or even experiencing coronary artery disease.