It’s no secret that the water running from your tap at home has so many chemicals in it that a chemist might stumble over pronouncing them all.
With all due respect to those hard-working people at public water-treatment facilities who do their best to ensure the water that flows into your house is the cleanest it can be, there is only so much they can do.
We have a saying in the South to describe efforts that will end in futility no matter how noble the cause. It is, “You are whipping a dead horse.” This statement is not only a clever analogy; it is pretty accurate when it comes to cleaning up tap water in most …