Water quality (or the lack thereof) has been making headlines a lot lately. A study just released in January 2024 found significantly higher levels of nanoplastics than expected in bottled water. Another recent (July 2023) study found PFAS (aka “forever chemicals”) in many public drinking water systems nationwide.  So it’s understandable if you’re feeling worried and confused about how to find safe, clean drinking water. There are plenty of water filtration products available, but not all of them are fully transparent about which contaminants they can remove from water. Things get even trickier with microplastics and PFAS. Since research into these substances is relatively new, only a handful of water filters have been tested for their ability to remove them. To help you cut through all the misleading and confusing marketing claims around water filters, we’ve rounded up products that have gone through independent, third-party testing to verify that they can, in fact, remove microplastics and forever chemicals.