Filters best way to clean tap water: study (Reuters)

TORONTO (Reuters) - Pitchers with activated-carbon filters are the most effective way to reduce potentially harmful chemicals in tap water, Canadian researchers say. A team at Universite Laval in Quebec City researched ways to cut down on the two main byproduct chemicals produced when chlorine used to disinfect tap water reacts with organic matter normally present in it. Research team member Manuel Rodriguez said the byproducts were suspected of increasing the risk of liver, bladder and kidney ...