What comes to mind when you hear “chlorine?” Your backyard swimming pool, perhaps? The chemical is, indeed, found in many swimming pools. However, you may have been able to taste it in your tap water. That’s because at quantities below...
How to Remove Chlorine From Water
How Lead in Drinking Water Affects the Brain
It’s no secret that lead has a bad reputation. The negative impact of this heavy metal on the human body was documented as early as 2000 BC.1 Lead has been mined for many millennia and shows up in common products...
What Are PFAS, and Why Are They in our Drinking Water?
Few tap water contaminants have garnered as much attention in the last few years as PFAS, also known as the "Forever Chemical." PFAS stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a group of manmade chemicals that began being manufactured in the...
Total Dissolved Solids Meters: Understanding the Science
At Aquagear, our goal is to remove tap water contaminants that other filters miss, and we rely on science to guide us. We’ve done the research to determine what needs to be removed from water — PFOA/PFOS, microplastics, lead, mercury,...
Don't miss the minerals
Depending on where you live, there’s a good chance that the water flowing through your faucets started out as groundwater. Groundwater accounts for more than one third of the drinking water used in the United States1. What starts as rain...
10 Ways to Use Your Aquagear Pitcher Throughout The Day
Our goal at Aquagear has always been to give consumers a fresh approach to incorporating filtered water in their daily lives. With so many mass market filters removing surprisingly few tap water contaminants, from the very beginning, we set out...
5 Benefits of Staying Hydrated Throughout the Day
Increased energy. Beautiful skin. Happiness. The benefits of staying hydrated throughout the day are many, as water is essential for virtually every single one of our bodily functions. If you’re struggling to power through your week with focus and stamina,...
10 Science-Backed Reasons to Filter Your Tap Water
One thing is for certain: Every human on the planet needs water to survive. But do you really need to filter your tap water? Yes, says the Environmental Working Group (EWG), whose mission is to empower people to live healthier...
The Next Flint: Is the Water in Your City Safe to Drink?
Have you ever turned on your faucet in the morning and discovered the water streaming through your pipes was discolored? Sometimes natural events - such as floods and hurricanes - are to blame. But imagine if you started seeing water...
Should Pets Drink Filtered Water?
Although the positive effects of clean water for humans are now widely studied and documented, there is less research on the importance of clean water for our pets. Should filtration be a point of concern when you’re filling your dog’s...
5 Reasons Why You Should Drink Filtered Water in the Morning
How to Encourage Your Kids to Drink More Water
Health-conscious parents know how difficult it can be to get their kids to drink more water. Most of our children simply lack the knowledge of the importance of hydration and simply can't be bothered to drink more water.
How Many Bottles of Water Does Aquagear Replace?
Over the last decade, bottled water sales and consumption have grown by almost 40 percent. In 2020 alone there were 15 billion gallons sold in the United States, and in 2019 the amount of bottled water sold translated into an...
Aquagear Announces Carbon Offset Program
Whether you’ve been a fan of Aquagear since the inception or you’re just getting acquainted with our company and products, we hope it’s as clear to you as our water that our mission goes beyond creating affordable, effective home filters....
Here’s Why You Should Remove Chlorine from Your Water
If you drank tap water today, chances are you drank water that contains chlorine. That’s because most municipalities throughout the United States use chlorine as a way to rid water of microbes. The upside? Chlorine is inexpensive and effective in...
More Than a Third of Schools Test High for Lead
A new study by the US Government Accountability Office has revealed that 43% of school districts have tested for lead. Approximately 35 million students who attend school within these districts were almost certainly exposed to some concentration of lead when drinking the tap water.
How Using Biosand Filters Is Helping Aquagear Solve the Global Water Crisis
Our Mission at the Aquagear Foundation is to help provide clean water to the nearly 2 billion people who lack access to safe water at home as a means to end water scarcity in our lifetime.1 While lack of access...
All About Aquagear Foundation
Our mission for Aquagear Foundation is to end water poverty within our lifetime. We aim to achieve this goal by donating a portion of all our filter product sales to the foundation. One hundred percent of these proceeds go directly towards installing new filtering systems to villages and communities that need them most.