Water Treatment Chart
There are a wide variety of water treatment options available to island owners to assure that there water is safe for consumption. However, most technologies only treat specific types of contaminates. Therefore island owners are required to by one or more systems to ensure that there water is treated appropriately. Thus we have created this chart to help you guide you in your selection of a treatment system.
| System Type |
VOC’s | Iron | Sediment | Radon | Nitrates | Heavy Metals | Hydrogen Sulfide | Fluoride | Chlorine | Bad Tastes and odors | Bacteria and viruses | Arsenic |
| Carbon Filtration | Yes | No | Partial | Yes | No | Partial | Partial | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Reverse Osmosis | Partial | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ultraviolet Filtration | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Please note this chart is not representative of all contaminates found in water nor is representative of all technologies. Rather it’s a representation of the most common contaminates and most popular technologies.
