Safe Drinking Water on Tap: What You Need to Know to Get the Best for Less

By Britt Mittemeijer

More than 20 years ago, when our children were very small, I felt the
need for better drinking water quality and I purchased a small counter top
appliance that hooked up to the water tap.
It didnt take long before I realized that this was just a bandaid and
that something more powerful was needed and thus I embarked on a
mission to educate myself about home drinking water filtration systems.
This was pretty much in the days before I had a computer, so I looked at
trade magazines and sent for every drinking water brochure I could find,
read them all and compared for quality and price. This convinced me very
quickly of the benefits and affordability of solid carbon block technology and
I ended up with a company that took the water filtration business very
seriously and in my opinion did produce and still produces

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 1, 2012
• ISBN: 9781479724956

Britt Mittemeijer

Britt Mittemeijer’s first and foremost interest is in helping others to a healthy and green lifestyle. Based on her studies and experience she believes strongly that clean, contaminant-free drinking water is a prerequisite for healthy nutrition. Water as a basic nutrient is often overlooked. Her concern is to guide her audience to make effective choices in their needs for safe drinking water at an affordable price. Over the past 22 years she and her husband have helped more than 500 families get healthier water while saving dollars and the environment. Britt maintains a blog at http://BottledWaterCostsTooMuch.com and her website is http://MultiPureUSA.com/brittmit

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Contents

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Foreword

Introduction

Determine Your Needs

Criteria to Consider

Who Makes the Equipment?

What Materials and Technology Are Being Used?

Third Party Verification

National Sanitation Foundation (NSF, International)

Water Quality Association

The Role of EPA

The Role of the FDA

Chlorine

Trihalomethanes (THMs) and other Disinfection By-products (DBPs).

Appendix

Questions you should ask before opening your wallet:

The Many Uses of Drinking Water

Glossary

Resources

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