Show HN: An interactive map of countries by tap water quality
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Show HN: An interactive map of countries by tap water quality
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Re: Show HN: An interactive map of countries by tap water quality
#2Hi HN! I made this while I was lockdown-bored.
The data sources are linked on the website. I plan to add scientific reports on water-levels soon on a city-level.
I want to raise awareness on how saving money and the environment often comes hand in hand when it comes to drinking water. For most people around the globe drinking straight tap water or using a water filter is a better solution than giving money to bottling companies like Nestlé!
I'd like to monetize this by either adding affiliate links to water filtration systems. Hope this helps! I think plastic pollution is one of our greatest challenges right now and I’d like to contribute to fixing that.
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#3Hey man, really like it. Found out that the water where I am might be a bit sketchy - didn't know.
What are you using for the city/country autocomplete?
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#4This is awesome. It would be nice to be able to see the quality by state/city too.
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#5Thank you for not calling it a heat map.
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#6It'd be interesting to know how much chlorine, if any, is added to make the tap water potable. There are many places in the world where it's perfectly safe to drink the tap water, but not pleasant.
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#7This is awesome. It would be nice to be able to see the quality by state/city too.
Click on the country and then "find out more"
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#8It'd be interesting to know how much chlorine, if any, is added to make the tap water potable. There are many places in the world where it's perfectly safe to drink the tap water, but not pleasant.
When I was travelling in Canada I was checking if the water was safe to drink. And the government website argued it was safe to drink tapwater precisely because it was purified with the help of chlorine. In Netherlands many of us have the opposite view that it's not safe to drink tapwater if there is chlorine in it (let alone the taste). Interesting contrasts in cultures :)
Re: Show HN: An interactive map of countries by tap water quality
#9It'd be interesting to know how much chlorine, if any, is added to make the tap water potable. There are many places in the world where it's perfectly safe to drink the tap water, but not pleasant.
When I was travelling in Canada I was checking if the water was safe to drink. And the government website argued it was safe to drink tapwater precisely because it was purified with the help of chlorine. In Netherlands many of us have the opposite view that it's not safe to drink tapwater if there is chlorine in it (let alone the taste). Interesting contrasts in cultures :)
I think you may have misunderstood. It is pretty standard to use chlorine in the purification process, but that chlorine is not left in the water. There should be negligible chlorine in any water coming out of the tap. I've certainly never been able to smell it let alone taste it anywhere in Canada.
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#10I'm dubious about the Numbeo value for the UK - 75.36 / 100 seems pretty low. UK tap water is of an extremely high standard.