Substances |
Description / Potential Health Effects |
Filtration Performance- Super High Grade Filter |
Filtration Performance- Standard Grade Filter |
Free residual chlorine | Chlorine is the most commonly used disinfectant. Affects the taste of water. | ![]() |
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Turbidity | Is a measure of the cloudiness of water, an indication of water quality and filtration effectiveness. Particles in water that may not be visible. | ![]() |
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Trihalomethanes | General term for four chemical compounds (chloroform, bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane, bromoform) generated by the reaction of organic substances in water to chlorine used in water filtration treatments. Suspected of being carcinogenic. | ![]() |
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Chloroform | One of the trihalomethanes. Suspected of being carcinogenic. | ![]() |
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Bromodichloromethane | One of the trihalomethanes. Suspected of being carcinogenic. | ![]() |
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Dibromochloromethane | One of the trihalomethanes. Suspected of being carcinogenic. | ![]() |
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Bromoform | One of the trihalomethanes. Suspected of being carcinogenic. | ![]() |
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Soluble Lead | Perceived as a problem because there's a possibility of causing intellectual damage to infants and babies if it accumulates in their mothers. | ![]() |
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CAT | Organic chemicals, herbicides, pesticides used in a number of crops (agricultural or gardens) as well as non-crop areas. It is suspected of disrupting the endocrine (hormone) system. | ![]() |
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2-MIB | A mould. It affects the taste of water. | ![]() |
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Tetrachloroethylene | Is widely used in drycleaning and as a solvent for degreasing metals in automotive, metal, light industries. It is suspected to harm the liver and kidney and to be a carcinogen. | ![]() |
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Trichloroethylene | Is a chemical compound used as an industrial solvent for degreasing metals. It is suspected to harm the liver and kidney and to be a carcinogen. | ![]() |
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1,1,1-trichloroethane | Is widely used as a cleaning solvent in electrical, electronics industry, as a solvent for adhesives, ink, paints, coatings, textile dyes, and as a coolant and lubricant. It is suspected to harm the liver and kidney and to be a carcinogen. | ![]() |
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Iron (fine particles) | Most of this substances comes from water piping (iron pipes). It can lead to rusty water which looks and tastes bad. | ![]() |
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Aluminium | This substance is used as a flocculant of the aluminium family in the treatment of water. | ![]() |
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