Water Crisis: Lead & Chemical Contamination in US
A water expert spotlights the urgent threat of tap and bottled water contamination, urging consumers to act. The crisis, exacerbated by aging infrastructure and rising temperatures, presents serious health risks from PFAS, lead, and microplastics, directly impacting millions. Unfiltered tap water and bottled water both pose threats identified by the expert, emphasizing the need for effective solutions.Explore the severity of the primary_keyword and secondary_keyword concerns detailed in this News Directory 3 report, including contamination dangers. Discover what’s next …
Water Expert Warns of Tap and Bottled Water Contamination Risks
Updated june 28, 2025
As a heatwave grips the nation, a water technology expert is urging caution regarding the consumption of unfiltered tap water and bottled water. rich “Raz” Razgaitis,CEO of FloWater,emphasizes the potential health risks associated with both sources,citing infrastructure and packaging concerns.
Razgaitis,who co-founded flowater to address AmericaS drinking water crisis,points to the nation’s underfunded and outdated water infrastructure as a critically important problem. He notes that the EPA estimates a $625 billion investment is needed over 20 years to fix these issues.
According to Razgaitis, the problem is that “a lot of companies are profiting off of a really broken water infrastructure.”
razgaitis highlights specific contaminants found in tap water,including PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances),which affect an estimated 200 million Americans. He also notes that over half of Americans have been exposed to lead in their tap water.
Bottled water isn’t immune to problems either. Razgaitis warns that microplastics found in bottled water break down into nanoplastics, leading to consumers ingesting the equivalent of about one credit card’s worth of plastic each week.
For those without access to FloWater systems, Razgaitis suggests using a home system with a triple filter and reverse osmosis. He says this membrane removes contaminants down to .0001 microns. He also recommends a mineral filter that adds calcium, potassium, magnesium, and sodium.
Home filtration systems can range from a few hundred to $2,000, according to Razgaitis.