What is reverse-osmosis?
How does it work?
For every gallon of purified drinking water produced by reverse-osmosis, the process consumes 2 to 4 gallons of water.
What contaminants can reverse-osmosis reduce?
arsenic (1)
chromium (hexavalent) (1)
haloacetic acids (HAA5) (1)
haloacetic acids (HAA9) (1)
nitrate (1)
nitrate & nitrate (1)
radium, combined (-226 & -228) (1)
total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) (1)
1,4-dioxane (1)
barium (1)
chlorite (1)
chromium (total) (1)
fluoride (1)
strontium (1)
uranium, combined (pCi/L) (1)
What contaminants can reverse-osmosis NOT reduce?
chlorate (1)
manganese (1)
vanadium (1)
Resources
1. https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=AZ0403008
