Review the comparison chart below for Distilled, Reverse Osmosis, Carbon Filter Systems, and Bottle Water.
4 - Water Bottle Rating means: Effectively Removed
( * means with Carbon Filter)
3 - Water Bottle Rating means: Partial Reduction
2 - Water Bottle Rating means: No Reduction
1 - Water Bottle Rating means: Not Known
Pollutant |
Distilled |
Reverse Osmosis |
Carbon Filter Systems |
Bottle Water |
| Aluminum | ||||
| Arsnic | ||||
| Asbestos | ||||
| Bacteria | ||||
| Benzene | n |
n |
||
| Bromoform | n |
n |
||
| Chloramine | n |
n |
||
| Chloride | ||||
| Chlorine | n |
n |
||
| Chromium (Hexavalent & Trivalent) | ||||
| Copper | ||||
| Cyanide | ||||
| Cysts | ||||
| Fluoride | ||||
| Herbicides | .. |
n |
||
| Lead | ||||
| Mercury | ||||
| MTBE | n |
n |
||
| Nitrate &Nitrite | ||||
| Pesticides | n |
n |
||
| Phosphates | ||||
| Sodium | ||||
| Sulfate | ||||
| TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) | ||||
| THMs | n |
n |
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| Viruses | ||||
| VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) | n |
n |