Its a great tool, in some waysbut it has some serious caveats, too.
I cannot state enough thatEWG benefits financially from overwhelming and confusing you.
Conflicts of interest dont make information wrong, but they can bias the way a story is told.
Check out theEPAs website here, and see if you have any better luck.
I searched for my water company by nameno results.
On the EWGs website, though, its easy to find your water company.
I didnt realize the two systems were connected.
The EWGs version of this datamakes a bunch of things clear that the EPA reports obfuscate.
You have to smack the What about lead?
button to find out that this is not actually true.
Flint, of course, hassky-high lead levels.
Theres no advice given for what to do instead.
Is My Water Safe?
If your water meets the Environmental Protection Agencys regulations, it should be fine.
But the EWG says we should also pay attention to guidelines that are set as goals for public health.
On the other hand, nobody is saying we needmoreof these contaminants.
So its one of those things where youre probably fine, but could be better.
Is it really worthwhile to buy (and discard) water filters when your tap water isnt truly dangerous?
Your call, but Ill keep drinking my tap water straight.
Should We All Just Be Drinking Bottled Water?
Bottled water is probably no better than tap water.
The EWG and Iagree on this one.
Some bottled waters are really just tap water in a bottle.
Sometimes theyve been filtered.
But theyre not required to test for contaminants.
