Question from Mike
There has been a lot written lately about plastic water containers and their affect on the endocrine/hormonal system.
I have been unable to find a water filter that does not contain plastic. Does such a product exist or is the plastic that houses filtration substances safe and free of any harmful chemicals, at least ones that might leach into the water being filtered?
thanks,
mike
Debra’s Answer
The Berkey Water Filter we have been discussing elsewhere on this blog has a model with a stainless steel housing.
I just typed “stainless steel water filter” into my favorite search engine and got a whole list of filters with stainless steel housings.
Is the plastic harmful? It’s generally thought that there isn’t much leaching from the plastic and if there is, it is removed by the carbon in the filter. I don’t know which plastic is used for water filters. But it’s not the same as say, water sitting in a plastic bottle for an extended period of time on a shelf in a store and maybe out in the sun on a truck or in front of the store for sale. Water goes through filters pretty quickly.
