Figure 1
From: Public perceptions of drinking water: a postal survey of residents with private water supplies
Frequency distribution of 266 treatment devices used to treat private water supplies (City of Hamilton, Ontario, 2004) (n = 130 households)* Jug = jug filter (e.g. Brita filter) Tap = tap filter Inline = inline filter Boil = boiling Chlorine = chlorine added RO = reverse osmosis UV = ultraviolet light Iron = iron removal device Softener = water softener Other = other device * Total number of devices exceeds total number of respondents because of multiple devices per respondent