According to the Drinking Water Inspectorate, approximately 60% of UK households have hard water. Filled with calcium and magnesium, it stains basins, leaves limescale in kettles and discolours laundry. With hard water flowing through pipes and out of the tap, it is important to understand the health effects of hard water.

The National Research Council (NRC) states that drinking hard water does not pose health risks. Although hard water is generally safe for drinking, the NRC recommends more studies to uncover the correlation between other health issues and hard water. (more…)