In some countries tap water is not drinkable. It is bad for your health because of the quantities of chlorine and fluoride added to it. This often is necessary because the quality of drinking wells is not good enough. This is the case in countries in Africa, but also in countries like Spain and Italy. Therefore the population is used to drinking bottled water that comes directly out of the mountains. In countries like the US this often is not necessary, but chlorine and fluoride are still added to our tap water.
It is ironically that in order to purify our drinking water we need to add hazardous chemicals to it. Both Chlorine and Fluoride are associated with a number of health problems like cancer, body irritation and are related to miscarriages. Although the quantity that is present in our drinking water is minimal, it is still there and might do harm to your health.
In order to find out how much chemicals are present in your tap water supplies you can make a sample and test it at a laboratory. Especially in the big cities, the quality of tap water is not always of high standard. Testing it at a laboratory will ensure you that your tap water is healthy or if you maybe need a water purifier.
There are many types of water purifiers and the main principle is that they purify your tap water by extracting the chlorine and fluoride and other chemicals from it. You could either choose the water purifier that gives you the best feeling, or choose one guided by the laboratory results of your sample.
