What's in your water?

No matter where you get your drinking water from the odds are that at some point it contained some contaminants. Some of these contaminants, such as radon and arsenic, occur naturally while others, such as microorganisms and pesticides, are introduced into the water supply from outside contact with people and animals. At low levels most contaminants are not harmful to people, but that does not mean we should have to drink them.

The easiest way to be sure that your drinking water contains as few contaminants as possible is to filter your water.

Your home may have a refrigerator with a water and ice dispenser that has a built in refrigerator filter, or you might be using another filtration system such as an under sink or whole house filter. Below is a list of popular filters and the contaminants that they remove. For more information on the common contaminants found in your drinking water please feel free to consult our Drinking Water Contaminant Glossary.

Filter Type Chlorine Particulates (Class I) Cysts Turbidity  Lead (pH 6.5) Atrazine OmniFilter CB-3 Undersink 97.50% n/a 99.90% n/a 98.60% n/a GE FXULC SmartWater Undersink 97.00% n/a 99.90% 99.00% 98.00% 89.00% Brita On-Tap FR-200 Faucet 99.00% 99.90% 99.99% 99.10% 98.70% 76.20% GE MWF SmartWater Refrigerator 96.00% 99.10% 99.99% 98.00% 99.00% 94.00% LG LT600P Refrigerator 97.60% 99.90% 99.99% 99.30% 99.35% 95.90% Samsung DA29-0003G Refrigerator 97.60% 98.40% 99.99% 98.60% 99.30% n/a Whirlpool 4396508 Refrigerator 99.00% 95.10% n/a n/a 99.35% n/a Whirlpool 4396510 Refrigerator 97.60% 99.90% 99.99% 99.30% 99.35% 85.60% Whirlpool 4396710 Refrigerator 97.40% 99.70% 99.99% 99.30% 99.35% 85.60%