Proven: Water Filters Don't Necessarily Remove All Contaminants

Home water filter pitchers demonstrate impressive results in combating common water contaminants. These compact helpers effectively remove the unpleasant chlorine taste, neutralize pesticides, and can even filter out pharmaceutical residues. It's particularly important that modern models successfully reduce lead and copper concentrations, and some modifications can even soften hard water.

However, it's important to understand the limitations of this technology. Not all pollutants can be filtered out. In particular, nitrates from agricultural runoff, various hormones, viruses, and bacteria can penetrate the filter's protective barrier.

Special attention should be paid to modern filter pitchers' ability to combat heavy metals, including arsenic and mercury. Notably, different models show varying effectiveness in dealing with toxic PFAS chemicals, dubbed "forever chemicals" due to their ability to accumulate in the body and environment.

2023 breakthrough: according to recent studies, modern filter pitchers can remove more than 75% of PET and PVC fragments, effectively cleaning water from dangerous microplastics.