Do You Really Need a Water Filter?
All sorts of nastieslead, mercury, radium, nitrates, norovirus, agricultural runoff, PFAS, and morecan lurk in your water. No surprise, then, that about 40% of U.S. homes filter theirs. But the options are endless, from simple $20 charcoal-filter pitchers to reverse osmosis, point-of-entry, or ultraviolet filters. Depending on what you choose, a water filter can cost