Water Filter Options for Safer Tasting Drinking Water
A guide notes a rise in home water filters since 9/11 with over a billion dollars sold last year. Methods include distillation, ozonation, reverse osmosis, carbon filters, and UV, with best results from combined systems. Distillers kill bacteria by boiling, ozonators purify and improve taste, RO mounts under sinks but wastes water, carbon blocks remove chemicals, and UV kills organisms. New countertop and freestanding units combine filters with UV and carbon and may offer carbonated water. The piece includes a Rush Mail Order Update Bulletin to order James Dulley’s buyer’s guide for 16 manufacturers and model details.