Drinking Water Contaminants
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS): What are they? Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) are all organic and inorganic contaminants that have been dissolved into water. These contaminants are gathered from everything water comes into contact with before it finds i
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) are all organic and inorganic contaminants that have been dissolved into water. These contaminants are gathered from everything water comes into contact with before it finds its way to you. Common elements of TDS are Iron
Contaminants: What contaminants are reduced by Reverse Osmosis?
Reverse Osmosis reduces a huge variety of Total Dissolved Solids in water. We have charted out some common TDS contaminants and what percent of reduction you can generally expect below. These numbers are based on tap water tested in Southern Californ
Does Reverse Osmosis remove Parasites, Bacteria, Cysts, and Cryptosporidium?
NSF's rating for reduction of Giardia Cysts and Cryptosporidium is 1 micron, and the Thin Film Membrane (TFM) filters down to 1/10,000th of a micron. That is 10,000 times smaller than these parasites. These contaminants are too large to pass through
What happens to filtered impurities?
Impurities removed by the RO System are washed down the drain. Unlike other filters, the Reverse Osmosis membrane is self-cleaning. As water flows through the RO membrane, it is divided into two streams. One stream is pushed through the membrane by y