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'How much water do you use in the shower? It could be up to 65litres. Just think how much chlorine is contained in that water, and of the damage that it could be doing to you and your skin.'

'Water supply-Key Facts Per head of population, London is drier than Madrid and Istanbul.

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The Chemicals
The quality of the water you drink each day makes a vital contribution to your health, fitness and life expectancy. Environmental pollutants present water treatment plants with ever increasing problems. Each day, they try to remove up to 800 different residual chemicals, from oestrogen to rust. Is it any wonder they often fail?

The reality is that we are slowly being poisoned by a dangerous cocktail of chemicals in our own water. Use our table to find out more about the chemicals in your water and the best way of dealing with them.

Chemical you wish to remove Click for more Information about the chemical Filter/s for the job
Alkaline (scum in tea/coffee) More info   FW2000 & Reverse Osmosis
Aluminium More info   FW1000 & FW2000
Bacteria More info , More info2 Fact Sheet FW1000 & FW2000 & UV
Bathing and Washing Water Chemicals More info   Whole House Unit
Cadmium More info   FW1000 & FW2000
Calcium More info   Reverse Osmosis
Chlorine More info Fact Sheet1 Fact Sheet2 FW1000 & FW2000
Copper More info FW1000 & FW2000
Cryptosporidium More info Fact Sheet1 Fact Sheet2 FW1000 & FW2000
Drinking Water Chemicals More info   FW1000 & FW2000
Endocrines More info Fact Sheet FW1000 & FW2000
Fluoride Fact Sheet FW1000 & FW2000
Hardness More info   Watersofteners
Heavy Metals More info   FW1000 & FW2000
Lead More info Fact Sheet FW1000 & FW2000
Lime Scale More info   FW1000 & FW2000
Minerals More info   Reverse Osmosis
Nitrates More info Fact Sheet FW1000 & FW2000
PCBs (Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls) More info   FW1000 & FW2000
Pesticides / Herbicides More info   FW1000 & FW2000
Sediment More info   FW1000 & FW2000
Shower Water Chemicals More info   Showerfilter
Trihalomethanes (THMs) More info   FW1000 & FW2000
TMEs     FW1000 & FW2000
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) More info   FW1000 & FW2000
Xenoestrogens More info Fact Sheet FW1000 & FW2000