What contaminants can Home Master Reverse Osmosis remove?

Find a list of common tap water contaminants that reverse osmosis water purification can remove for chemical-free water when you use Perfect Water products. Learn more about the reverse osmosis products that remove these contaminants.

Common Tap Water Contaminants

Contaminant Average Percent Reduction1
Arsenic V 99.6
Arsenic III See Below*
Barium 98.8
Cadmium 98.8
Chromium (Hexavalent) 99.1
Chromium (Trivalent) 99.7
Copper 99.00
Cysts 99.99
Fluoride 97.7
Lead 99.3
Nitrates 80.00**
Radium 226/228 80.00
Selenium 98.1
Turbidity 98.9

Other TDS contaminants reduced by up to 98%: Aluminum, Ammonium, Bicarbonate, Calcium, Chlorine, Chloromines, Chromate, Cyanide, Ferro cyanide, Iron, Magnesium, Mercury, Manganese, Phosphate, Silicate, Silver, Sodium, Strontium, Sulfate, Sulfite, Thiosulfate, Zinc.

*Please note: RO systems provide effective filtration for Arsenic 5 (AS5), not Arsenic 3 (AS3).

Chlorination converts AS3 into AS5. Is your well chlorinated?

Depending on the distribution of the arsenic species in your water chlorination might be required to bring the overal Aresenic load below the 10 ppb recommended level. For example you have 12ppb of arsenic, if 5ppb are AS5 and 7ppb are AS3, then the RO should bring down the AS5 level sufficient to bring the overall level below the 10ppb EPA safe level. Please use an arsenic speciation tests to be sure of the exact amounts, and if your water is not chlorinated.

**Nitrate removal is pressure sensitive. Under ideal conditions nitrate reduction of up to 80% is achievable. Consider a booster pump, permeate pump and an inline nitrate filter post-RO to achieve greater nitrate filtration.

Infographic: Common suspended contaminants relative to their sizes Particle Size Chart

1 When system is used and maintained as directed. Your results may vary depending on regular maintenance, general condition of unit, and initial water conditions. Home Master is not designed to treat microbially unsafe or non-potable water without pre and/or post treatment.

Partial List of Chemical Contaminants Removed by Carbon Filtration:

Chemicals

Acetaldehyde

Alcohols

Antifreeze

Butyl Alcohol

Carbamazepine

Chlorine

Ciprofloxacin HCl

Dieldrin

Dyes

Ethyl Alcohol

Gasoline

Hydrogen Selenide

Insecticides

Ketones

Methyl Alcohol

Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE)

Nitrotoluene

Organic Esters

PCBs

Plastic Taste

Propyl Acid

Soap

Sulphonated Oils

Taste (DI Water)

Toluene

Turpintine

Acetaminofen

Amines

Benzene

Butyl Acetate

Chloral

Chlorobenzene

Citric Acid

Detergents

Erythromycin USP

Ethyl Amine

Glycols

Hydrogen Sulfide

Iodine

Lactic Acid

Methyl Bromide

Naphtha

Odors (General)

Organic Salts

Perchlorate

Propioic Acids

Propyl Chloride

Sodium Hydrochorite

Tannins

Taste (From Organics)

Toluidine

Vinegar

Acetic Acid

Amyl Acetate

Bleach

Caffeine

Chloramine (catalytic carbon)

Chlorophenol

Cresol

Diclofenac Sodium

Ethyl Acetate

Ethyl Chlorine

Herbicides

Hypochlorous Acid

Isopropyl Acetate

Mercaptans

Methyl Chloride

Nitric Acid

Oil Dissolved

Oxalic Acids

Pesticides

Propionaldehyde

Primidone

Solvents

Tar Emulsion

4-Tert-Octylphenol

Trichlorethylene

Xanthophyll

Acetone

Amyl Alcohol

Bisphenol A (BPA)

Calcium Hypochlorite

Chloroform

Chlorophyll

Defoilants

Diesel Fuel

Ethyl Acrylate

Ethyl Ether

Hydrogen Peroxide

Ibuprofen

Isopropyl Alcohol

Methyl Acetate

Methyl Ethyl Ketone

Nitrobenzene

Organic Acids

4-para-Nonylphenol

Phenol

Propyl Acetate

Rubber Hose Taste

Sulfamethoxazole

Tartaric Acid

THMs

Triclosan

Xylene

Organic Contaminants

2,4,5-TP

Alachlor

Atazine

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1,3-Butadiene

Chloroform

Dibromochloromethane

Dichloroethane (1,2-)

Dichloromethane (methylene chloride)

Dinoseb

Epichlorohydrin

Heptachlor

Indeno (1,2,3-c,d) Pyrene (PAH)

Oxamyl (vydate)

Simazine

Toluene

Trichloroethylene

Xylene (total)

Dibromoacetic acid

2,4-D

Aldicarb

Benz(a)anthracene (PAH)

Benzo(k) fluoranthene (PAH)

Butyl benzyl phthalate (PAE)

Chrysene (PAH)

Dibromochloropropane (DBCP)

Dichloroethylene (1,1-)

Dichloropropane (1,2-)

Diquat

Ethylbenzene

Heptachlor Epoxide

Lindane

Pentachlorophenol

Styrene

Toxaphene

Trichloroethylene (1,1,2-)

2,3,7,8-TCDD (Diox)

Trichloroacetic acid

Acrylamide

Aldicarb Sulfone

Benzene

Bromodichloromethane

Carbofuran

Dalapon

Dichlorobenzene (o-,m-)

Dichloroethylene (cis-1,2-)

Di-(2ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP)

Endothall

Ethylene Dibromide (EDB)

Hexachlorobeneze

Methoxychlor

Picloram

Trichloropropane (TCP)

Trichlorobenzne (1,2,4)

Trihalomethanes (THMs)

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Dichloracetic acid

Adipates (diethylhexyl)

Aldicarb Sulfoxide

Benzo(a)pyrene (PAH)

Bromoform

Carbon Tetrachloride Chlordane

Dibenz(a,h) anthracene (PAH)

Dichlorobenzene (para-)

Dichloroethylene (trans-1,2-)

Diethylhexyl phthalate (PAE)

Endrin

Glyphosate

Hexachlorocyclopentadiene

Monochlorobenzene

Polychlorinated byphenyls (PCBS)

Tetrachloroethylene

Trichloroethane (1,1,1-)

Vinyl Chloride

Monochloracetic acid

Monobromacetic acid

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