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Part of the pre treatment  process is an activated carbon filter. We provide material from coconut shell and coal. Both have excellent and effective absorption quality.

Activated carbon filters remove/reduce many volatile organic chemicals (VOC), pesticides and herbicides, as well as chlorine, benzene, trihalomethane (THM) compounds, radon, solvents and hundreds of other man-made chemicals found in tap water. Some activated carbon filters are moderately effective at removing some, but not all, heavy metals. In addition, densely compacted carbon block filters mechanically remove particles down to 0.5 micron, including Giardia and Cryptosporidium, turbidity and particulates. Although some iron, manganese, and hydrogen sulfide will be removed by these higher quality activated carbon filters, a manganese greensand iron reduction filter is generally preferred to remove these contaminants as the effectiveness of carbon filter against iron and manganese is generally short-lived if the contaminant concentration is high.

Carbon filters are NOT generally successful at removing dissolved inorganic contaminants or metals such as minerals/salts (hardness or scale-causing contaminants), antimony, arsenic, asbestos, barium, beryllium, cadmium,chromium, copper, fluoride, mercury, nickel, nitrates/nitrites, selenium, sulfate,

thallium, and certain radio nuclides. Removing these contaminants requires either a reverse osmosis water filter system or a distiller.

Carbon filters does not remove sediment / particulate material very well, so they are often preceded by a sand filter. Sand filter also prolong the activate carbon life by eliminating gross contaminants that would otherwise clog the activated carbon thereby reducing the surface area available for absorption.

Effectively Removes  :  Bad tastes & odors, chlorine, radon, VOC”s.

Significantly Reduces :  Hydrogen sulfide, heavy metals, sediment.