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Re:U.S. drinking water widely contaminated with 'forever che... by ravenstine on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @09:36AM (#22117851)
Seychelle seems to have more advanced filters:

https://www.seychelle.com/water-filters

> The Radiological filter removes the four basic zones of contamination: aesthetic (chlorine, taste and odor), chemicals (from industry and agriculture), dissolved solids (heavy metals such as lead, mercury, chromium 6) and up to 99.99% of radiological contaminants such as gross beta, radon 222, alpha radium 226, plutonium, uranium, cesium 134 and 137. Removes up to 90% of fluoride. (Not to be used with salt water.)

> The RAD/ADV filter removes up to 99.99% of chlorine, chemicals (VOC’s), heavy metals, radiological contaminants and up to 90% of fluoride. It removes up to 99.9999% of bacteria and viruses, as well as 99.9% of giardia and cryptosporidium. The RAD/ADV filter can be used for emergency preparedness, disaster relief, and radiological contamination. Just like the Advanced filter the RAD/ADV filter is ideal for traveling around the world and used with water of unknown quality. (Not to be used with salt water.)

So there's a chance that these might be able to remove other chemicals and perhaps microplastics.

The Berkey filter also seems to remove quite a few contaminants:

https://www.berkeyfilters.com/pages/filtration-specification...

I wonder if there will be a boom in the water filter industry after more mainstream articles come out about the problem and the government eventually starts recommending them openly.

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