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
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