Reverse Osmosis Problems Removed - Table / Chart

Table of Contaminants / Poisons Removed by Reverse Osmosis

The table / chart below shows a list of some of the main impurities removed by our standard Reverse Osmosis system.

(If we showed all contaminants RO removes the list would be too long!)

Rest assured that if you need to remove a specific contaminant from your water supply, Reverse Osmosis is the best type of filtration in almost every domestic or commercial situation. 

(If you can't see what you need to remove in this list, please contact us for advice.)

• List of Contaminants
  Typical % Removed by Reverse Osmosis
• Aluminium
  97%
• Ammonium
  85-90%
• Asbestos - soluble
  80%+
• Asbestos - particulate
  99%
• Arsenic
  100%
• Bacteria
  100%
• Bicarbonate
  91-95%
• Bromide
  88-92%
• Cadmium
  93-96%
• Copper
  94-97%
• Chloramine
  95%+
• Chlorine
  95%+
• Chloride
  88-92%
• Chromate
  85-90%
• Cyanide
  85-90%
• Endrin
  95%+
• Fluoride
  95%+
• Glucose
  95%+
• Hormones
  98%
• Iron
  94-97%
• Lead
  95%
• Legionella
  100%
• Lindane
  95%+
• Manganese
  96-98%
• Mercury
  94-97%
• Methoxychlor
  95%+
• Microfibres
  99%+
• Microplastics
  99%+
• Nickel
  94-97%
• Nitrate
  90%
• PFAs "Forever Chemicals"
  99%+
• PFOAs
  99%+
• PFOs
  99%+
• Phenol
  95%+
• Phospate
  97%+
• Potassium
  82-88%
• Proteins
  95%+
• Pyrogens
  95%+
• Scale
  98%+
• Silicate
  88-93%
• Silver
  88-92%
• Sodium
  88-92%
• Sucrose
  95%+
• Sulphates
  93-96%
• Strontium
  93-96%
• THMs
  95%+
• Toxaphene
  95%+
• Urea
  95%+
• Viruses
  100%
• Zinc
  94-97%

Plus many other contaminants

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