Water is essential to our daily lives but can be polluted with harmful chemicals, bacteria, and other impurities. Water filters reduce taste, smell, and impurities.
Chlorine leaves an unpleasant taste and odor in water, so water filters are often used to remove it. Chlorine also causes pipe limescale and appliance damage.
Water filters remove microplastics from drinking water. Not all filters remove all microplastics. Selecting a microplastic-removing water filter is crucial.
Carbon block filters remove microplastics best. They absorb particles on the carbon surface and remove them from water. Reverse osmosis filters can remove all microplastics down to 0.001 microns. Reverse osmosis filters cost more and require maintenance.
Ceramic, nano, and water distillers are effective filters. These filters block particles by physically trapping them. Not all activated carbon filters remove microplastics; the finer the cartridge or membrane, the more plastics it removes.
For best results, choose a microplastic-removing water filter. Epic Pure, Aquagear, and LifeStraw Home Water Filter Pitchers and Dispensers are the best microplastic filters. You can ensure your family drinks clean, plastic-free water with the right water filter.
I’ve seen how a good water filter removes microplastics as a technician. One of my clients wanted to know which filter was best for their drinking water. After researching, I recommended the TAPP 2 Carbon Blocks faucet filter, which removes microplastics well. The client was pleased and felt better about their drinking water.
Water filters can remove microplastics from drinking water. Carbon block, reverse osmosis, ceramic, nano, and water distillers remove microplastics best. For best results, choose a microplastic-removing water filter. You can ensure your family drinks clean, plastic-free water with the right water filter.
Reverse Osmosis
Reverse osmosis water filtration is a proven method for removing contaminants. Its cost-effective and environmentally friendly solutions can benefit industrial applications, desalination plants, purifiers, and more.
Reverse osmosis uses a semi-permeable membrane with small pores that only pure water molecules can pass through, removing contaminants like dissolved salts, organic materials, and total dissolved solids. (TDS).
Most reverse osmosis systems use sediment, carbon, and a semi-permeable RO membrane. Some include a postfilter to polish water before it reaches your faucet.
Reverse osmosis removes harmful minerals and dissolved contaminants from water. Reverse osmosis removes calcium and magnesium, the main minerals in hard water, which may improve your health.
Carbon filters
Carbon filters can eliminate plastic from drinking water. They absorb microplastics into carbon particles and reduce tap water pharmaceutical residue.
Activated carbon is the best filter for chlorine byproducts like total trihalomethanes (THMs) and volatile organic compounds. (VOCs). It removes 32 chlorine byproducts and up to 81 chemical contaminants.
It removes many other chemicals from water, including heavy metals and odors. It’s also great for removing pesticides and herbicides from drinking water.
Heat or steam opens the pores of activated carbon, increasing its surface area. This helps carbon absorb contaminants and extend its shelf life.
Ceramic Filters
Water passing through ceramic filters passes through millions of half-micron pores, trapping anything larger and preventing it from reaching the other side.
This process resembles Earth’s natural water purification. Some water filters are made from minerals found in 150 million-year-old diatom reefs, proving their effectiveness!
Ceramic filters remove chemical pollutants like VOCs, particles, and organic matter. (volatile organic compounds). They can also remove mercury and lead.
Ceramic filters are a low-maintenance way to remove contaminants from drinking water. They should be used with a reverse osmosis water filter because they also don’t remove TDS.
NSF-Certified
Water filters attached to faucets or water dispensers trap contaminants. Lead is trapped in the filter, reducing its concentration in drinking water.
Filters may last months or years, depending on the filtration system. Some filters have meters or indicators that tell you when to replace them.
NSF Certified Filters
Government regulatory bodies widely accept NSF standards. Products that meet NSF standards have been rigorously tested and verified by the NSF to eliminate or reduce health hazards.
NSF-certified water filters typically cost less, have longer filtration capacities, and are easier to install. Some NSF-certified filters include a free home test kit to ensure safe drinking water.
