Tap water: How healthy is it really?
- Tap water is probably the best tested and monitored food products in Germany. The health Department performs regular audits and also the water works will check the quality on an ongoing basis. In contrast to the bottle water controls in some cases even daily, explains the Federal environmental Agency.
- The content of minerals differs in the case of tap water and bottled water in only a few regions. Large differences, there is not, the water from the tap contains natural minerals.
- You can obtain all the previous information, only Germany in mind. In other countries, other Standards apply.
- You have doubts about the quality of tap water, there are also products that allow you to use your water can to clean.
Tap water or bottled water?
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Tap water or bottled water - which is better?
- For some years the question of whether tap water is healthy, because instead, the doubt in the mineral water are getting bigger and bigger is always rare. Although it is perceived by many consumers as a pure, is sometimes the opposite of the case.
- Partly was mineral water striking high concentrations of uranium, arsenic, and germination was measured (Öko-Test in 2017). These are for infants serious damage to adults, but not noticeably.
- Low residues of drugs, however, is sometimes in drinking water: The residues of drugs are difficult and not completely out of our drinking water to filter out and reach in low concentration into the ground water. A health concern is this , according to the Stiftung Warentest but not.
Tap water not to drink: Where better?
- In German private households, the consumption of tap water is always safe. Harmful impurities in the pipes usually occur only in very old houses, and extremely rare.
- Only in public facilities such as train stations, sports halls or town halls may be lurking germs. The Problem here is, however, not in the water, but the variety of people who touch the faucet.
- Real concerns you should have when the water is in the pipe for several days. They come for example from the holidays again you should leave the faucet running for a few seconds, before you remove drinking water.
- Really great dangers lurk here as well. Self-Exceeding of the limit values is not considered as a hazard for your health. Within Germany, you have to make, therefore, no great thoughts to the water from the faucet.
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In Germany you can drink tap water usually, without hesitation, and thus also a part of your daily requirement of drinking water to cover. Also, you should make sure to drink regularly. The easiest way is by simply using a filled water bottle to take along.
- Especially in the case of water bottles, you know, but unfortunately, it is often only in retrospect that you made a bad buy. So you don't notice at the time of the first hike, that your bottle is very dense, has tested our CHIP Partner Wirecutter 79 bottles of various kinds on the heart and kidneys.
- In the detailed test report you will find a large selection of models for different usage needs. In addition, you which bottle has the best cut, as well as many other information that can help you in the purchasing decision read.
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