BERKEY® BLOG

Blog2023-12-19T17:07:21-06:00

The Berkey® Water Systems team values helping customers, and building awareness for water-related issues.

Featured Article

Florida’s Top Health Official Advises State’s Communities to Stop Fluoridating Water

The merits of adding fluoride to public water supplies have been debated for decades, but concerns about fluoride in drinking water have rapidly escalated in recent years after a couple of major studies questioned the effects of ingested fluoride’s effect on children. In November, Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo recommended that Florida cities end the practice of adding fluoride to the state’s public water supplies, citing concerns about fluoride’s effects on children’s IQ levels, rates of ADHD, and potential for increased neurobehavioral problems in children whose mothers ingested fluoride during pregnancy. Watch the NBC News report to learn more: [...]

What a TDS Meter Can (and Can’t) Tell You

A lot of people—and a number of water filter companies—would have you believe that TDS (total dissolved solids) meter readings are the best measure of water’s overall suitability for drinking, which is totally false. TDS meters are generally easy to use, and while they can tell you certain things [...]