can someone explain how tap water is safe to drink?

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Surely the many miles of underground pipes are a breeding ground for microbes, right?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

In Denmark the tap water quality is so high that it is safer to drink than bottled water.

Bottled water is categorised as food and therefore under lower restrictions than tap water. Of course bottled water is safe, but it makes no sense to spend a lot of money on buying it.
Also we don’t use chlorine to clean it.

Anonymous 0 Comments

In Denmark the tap water quality is so high that it is safer to drink than bottled water.

Bottled water is categorised as food and therefore under lower restrictions than tap water. Of course bottled water is safe, but it makes no sense to spend a lot of money on buying it.
Also we don’t use chlorine to clean it.

Anonymous 0 Comments

In Denmark the tap water quality is so high that it is safer to drink than bottled water.

Bottled water is categorised as food and therefore under lower restrictions than tap water. Of course bottled water is safe, but it makes no sense to spend a lot of money on buying it.
Also we don’t use chlorine to clean it.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Living in Norway certainly helps. Never bought a bottle of water here, and yet to find bottled water better than our spring water, any place in the world. Bought a bottle of voss water in korea, out of curiosity. Tasted pretty close to tapwater at home.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Living in Norway certainly helps. Never bought a bottle of water here, and yet to find bottled water better than our spring water, any place in the world. Bought a bottle of voss water in korea, out of curiosity. Tasted pretty close to tapwater at home.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Tl;dr: the water in the pipe is cold, not in contact with the outside world, closely monitored, constantly moving, and under pressure.

Anonymous 0 Comments

A combination of treatment and a **pressurized** system for the US. Practical Engineering has a video on Jackson, Mississipi. Tom Scott also has a video on clams over in Poland/Europe as part of ensuring quality…

Anonymous 0 Comments

Tl;dr: the water in the pipe is cold, not in contact with the outside world, closely monitored, constantly moving, and under pressure.

Anonymous 0 Comments

A combination of treatment and a **pressurized** system for the US. Practical Engineering has a video on Jackson, Mississipi. Tom Scott also has a video on clams over in Poland/Europe as part of ensuring quality…

Anonymous 0 Comments

A combination of treatment and a **pressurized** system for the US. Practical Engineering has a video on Jackson, Mississipi. Tom Scott also has a video on clams over in Poland/Europe as part of ensuring quality…