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Water

We take the hype out of H2O to help you find the top drop.

Bottled or tap, sparkling or still, filtered or unfiltered - water is the drink of choice for all life on earth, but humans really overthink our H2O. How complicated can a glass of water get? Well, when you're recycling sewage into drinking water or marketing bottled water as "organic", the clear stuff suddenly doesn't seem so clear!

Meet the water experts

Articles

Is bottled water safer than tap? Many Australians believe bottled water is healthier or safer than tap water. But is it?

Water filters - do you need one? Is your tap water good enough to drink, or should you buy a water filter to get a better quality drop?

Tap water vs bottled water With tap water thousands of times cheaper than bottled water, is it time to retire the plastic?

CHOICE investigates enhanced water Water, water everywhere… "enhanced" waters claim to offer health benefits beyond the ordinary tap.

Spinning the bottle Is bottled water better for you, or just clever marketing spin?

Is bottled water worth the cost? Bottled water costs almost 2000 times more than tap water. But are there any benefits?

Recycled drinking water We look at the myths, the facts and whether it's safe to drink.

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The water experts

When they're not standing around the water cooler discussing the latest CHOICE lab tests, our experts are researching the science behind water filters, debunking the myth of eight glasses a day and calculating how much money and plastic you'll throw away each year if you buy bottled water.