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Is filtration enough to ensure that the water from the faucet is cleaned and purified? How much filtration should be done to ensure that the water is purified?

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Assuming that you are filtering municipal water which has been treated, a good carbon block <a href="http://www.healthybizhealthyhome.com/countertopwaterfilters.html">countertop water filter</a> will remove chlorine, bad taste and odors, and some of the larger biologicals. Since most city water is treated with chlorine, you shouldn't have a problem with biologicals. If you are in a rural area drinking untreated well water, I would consider reverse osmosis.