reduce or remove?
• Chlorine • Ammonia • VOC’s- Volatile Organic Chemicals-Chlorine, Trihalomethanes, Pesticides & Herbicides • Does carbon reduce or remove heavy metals-Generally No, although some are rated for Lead reduction Charcoal water filters are available in many forms • Carbon Block is a solidified form of honeycombed carbon. It is the best form of filter but flow rate is significantly slower than with loose charcoal, but if we subscribe to the theory the slower the flow the longer the contact time = better filtration. • Activated Silver Impregnated Charcoal. This adds chloramines exclusion and bacteria killing ability to the basic carbon. • Micron Rating. Anything 1 micron rating or below will inhibit Cryptosporidium and Guardia as the cysts are larger than this in size. • Viruses cannot be inhibited by a filter with a micron rating of more than 0.01 microns. • Carbon filters cannot change the pH balance of the water. If you have acidic water, it will still be there, as the minerals causing th
