Methods of Water Treatment


Water Contaminants

Acidic Water
Aluminum
Ammonia
Arsenic
Bacteria
Barium
Benzene
Bicarbonate
Borate (Boron)
Bromine (Bromide)
Cadmium
Calcium
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Tetrachloride
Chloride
Chlorine
Chromium
Color
Copper
Cryptosporidium
Cyanide
Fluoride
Giardia Lamblia
Hardness
Hydrogen Sulfide
Iron
Lead
Legionella
Magnesium
Manganese
Mercury
Methane
Nickel
Nitrate
Nitrite
Odor
Organics
Pesticides
pH
Potassium
Radium
Radon
Selenium
Silica
Silver
SOC's
Sodium
Strontium
Sulfate
Taste
THM's
TOC
Total Dissolved Solids
Turbidity
Uranium
Viruses
VOCs

THM's

Source
THM's (Trihalomethanes) are produced when chlorine reacts with residual organic compounds. The four common THM's are chloroform, dibromochloromethane, dichlorobromomethane, and bromoform. There have been studies that suggest a connection between chlorination by-products and particularly bladder and possibly colon and rectal cancer. An MCL of 0.10 mg/l for total THM's exists.

Treatment
Trihalomethanes and other halogenated organics can be reduced by adsorption with an activated carbon filter.

Related Products
AP Easy Complete
AP Easy CS-S
AP Easy LC
AP-DWS1000
AP801-C Carbon Kit
AP903
APWC-MCA1001 Automatic Backwashing Filter System
APWC-MCA1501 Automatic Backwashing Filter System (APIF150)
APWC-MCA2001 Automatic Backwashing Filter System (APIF200)