If you've heard anything about hexavalent chromium in tap water, it was probably from the movie Erin Brockovich. In that film, the legal clerk and environmental activist Erin Brockovich (as played by Julia Roberts) built a case against California's Pacific Gas and Electric litigation alleging that the cancer-causing hexavalent chromium the company was using to fight corrosion … [Read more...] about Hexavalent Chromium prompts Tap Water Safety concerns
Christmas Trees Can Make You Sneeze
If you suffer from asthma and allergies, you may be more sensitive to the irritation caused by Christmas trees and holiday decorations this year. Trees have been known to trigger allergies for several reasons. Some people are allergic to a substance in evergreen sap that is released when the branches or trunk are cut. Trees may also carry mold or pollen on their branches. … [Read more...] about Christmas Trees Can Make You Sneeze
Eight Unique Christmas Gift Ideas from Filters Fast
If you want to avoid the stress of Christmas shopping in crowded malls, yet still end up with the perfect, unique gifts for your loved ones, you've come to the right place. This Christmas, give the gifts of clean water and clean air with Filters Fast. You may be thinking - "filters?" Okay so maybe getting a six-pack of 3M Filtrete Ultra Allergen Air Filters is a bit like … [Read more...] about Eight Unique Christmas Gift Ideas from Filters Fast
Coconut Water: The New Celebrity Craze
No need to visit the tropics to indulge your craving for coconuts - this fruit is now a part of the multi-billion dollar bottled water industry. And, like many other brands of bottled water, it even has quite a few celebrity endorsements. Touted as the natural alternative to sports drinks like Gatorade, coconut water comes from the center of young, green coconuts, and is said … [Read more...] about Coconut Water: The New Celebrity Craze
The Dangers of Splenda in Drinking Water
A fairly recent research study has found that Splenda can accumulate in drinking water after it is excreted from the human body. The reason for this is that neither the human body, nor modern wastewater treatments are capable of breaking down the artificial sweetener. If you're a lover of diet soda, this finding probably holds little significance for you. But what if I told … [Read more...] about The Dangers of Splenda in Drinking Water
