Water Treatment FAQs

What does a typical R.O. take out of water?

CHEMICALS
REDUCES BY
OTHER CONTAMINENTS
REDUCES BY
THMs (chloroform)
95%
barium
97%
benzene
83%
bicarbonate
94%
carbon tetrachloride
87%
cadmium
97%
p-dichlorobenzene
93%
calcium
97%
TCE (trichloroethylene)
98%
chromate
92%
1, 1-dichloroethylene
86%
copper
97%
1, 1, 1-trichloroethane
93%
detergents
97%
1, 2-dichloropropene
95%
fluoride
90%
cis-1,3-dichloropropene
95%
lead
97%
chlorobenzene
95%
magnesium
97%
ethylbenzene
95%
nickel
97%
hexachlorobutadiene
95%
nitrates
80%
ortho-xylene
95%
total dissolved solids
95%
PCE (tetrachloroethylene
95%
potassium
92%
toluene
95%
radium
97%
trans-1, 2-dichloroethene
95%
selenium
97%
1, 1, 2, 2-tetrachloroethane
95%
silicate
96%
1, 2-dichlorobenzene
95%
silver
85%
1, 2-dichloropropane
95%
sodium
92%
1, 1-dichloroethane
95%
strontium
97%
chlorine
99%
sulfate
97%
EDB
99%
PCB's
97%
DBCP
99%
insecticides
97%
Atrazine
97%
herbicides
97%