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Look for the Lights 

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I recently learned that not all bottle fillers are filtered. An easy way to tell is that filtered bottle fillers have filter status lights. 

I encourage you to check your school’s bottle fillers. Unfiltered water can contain harmful contaminants like lead, PFAS and microplastics that can negatively affect childhood development. All children deserve clean, safe water!

If you find that your school has unfiltered bottle fillers, learn how you can take action: https://www.elkay.com/us/en/drinking-water/filtration/safe-water-everywhere.html#filterLightsCar-item-80b5988382-tabpanel

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Check Your Water Quality

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The first step in making sure your kids have clean, safe water at school is understanding what’s in the water. You can easily do this using the EWG’s Tap Water Database and searching your zip code.

Harmful contaminants like lead, PFAS and microplastics can negatively impact childhood development. If you find out your school’s water supply is high in any of these areas, it’s worth checking out if the school is offering filtered water to students.

I encourage you to check your water and then check your school’s bottle fillers to see if they have filter status lights. This is an easy way to know if the units are filtered. If they’re not, find out how you can take action here: https://www.elkay.com/us/en/drinking-water/filtration/safe-water-everywhere.html

#LookForTheLights #SafeWaterEverywhere

Why Filtered Water Matters in Schools

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We send our kids to school every day hoping that they have what they need to learn and grow. That should include access to filtered water.

Unfiltered water can contain things like lead, PFAS, microplastics and other harmful contaminants that contribute to a variety of issues, including learning and behavior problems, attention disorders, weakened immune systems and hormone disruptions.

There’s a quick and easy way to check if your school’s bottle fillers are filtered. Look for filter status lights. If you don’t see them, learn how to take action and ensure your kids get the clean, safe water they need: https://www.elkay.com/us/en/drinking-water/filtration/safe-water-everywhere.html

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Elkay Resources

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Ensuring our kids have access to clean, filtered water at school is a big deal. If you’re like me, you might be wondering how to make sure your school is offering filtered water, and what to do if they’re not.

Check out this page from Elkay. It has everything you need, from how to easily check your school’s bottle fillers for filter status lights to what you can do if you don't find them: https://www.elkay.com/us/en/drinking-water/filtration/safe-water-everywhere.html

#LookForTheLights #SafeWaterEverywhere

What Filters Remove

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Does your school district have filtered bottle fillers? If you don’t know, I encourage you to find out.

Water contaminants like lead, PFAS and microplastics are invisible. So even if the water at school looks clean, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it is. And even if your school does have bottle fillers, they might not be filtered.

An easy way to check is to look for filter status lights. If you don’t see them, take action to ensure your kids are getting clean, safe water at school: https://www.elkay.com/us/en/drinking-water/filtration/safe-water-everywhere.html

#LookForTheLights #SafeWaterEverywhere