Many Wrongly Think Tap Water Is Safe for At-Home Medical Use

In a survey of 1,004 adults in the U.S., about one in three people said that tap water did not contain bacteria or other living organisms, and 26% said water filters removed these microbes and thus sterilized water. Both statements are false: Tap water may contain some microbes, and water filters cannot remove these living organisms from water.
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