Contaminants Chart

Contaminants	Water Softeners	Catalytic Carbon	Ozone Generators	RO System
Hardness Minerals	✔	X	X	X
Calcium	✔	X	X	✔
Potassium	X	X	X	✔
Magnesium	✔	X	X	✔
Iron	✔	X	✔	✔
Manganese	✔	X	✔	X
Dissolved Solids	✔	X	X	X
Scale	✔	X	X	X
Soap Scum	✔	X	X	X
Limescale Buildup	✔	X	X	X
Hard Water Stains	✔	X	X	X
Chlorine	X	✔	X	✔
Chloramine	X	✔	X	✔
Bacteria and Viruses	X	X	✔	✔
Algae and Fungi	X	X	✔	✔
Organic Compounds and Phenols	X	X	✔	✔
Sediments and Particles	X	X	X	✔
Chemical Contaminants	X	X	✔	X
Heavy Metals	X	X	X	✔
Lead	X	X	X	✔
Cadmium	X	X	X	✔
Arsenic	X	X	X	✔
Mercury	X	X	X	✔
Chromium	X	X	X	✔
Pharmaceuticals and Hormones	X	X	X	✔
Benzene and Solvents	X	✔	X	X
Pesticides and Herbicides	X	✔	X	✔
Nitrates and Nitrites	X	X	X	✔
Sulfates	X	X	X	✔
Phosphates	X	X	X	✔
Radionuclides (e.g., Radon)	X	X	X	✔
Hardness of Water	X	X	X	X
Taste, Color, and Odor Issues	X	✔	✔	X
Industrial Chemicals (e.g., PCBs, VOCs)	X	✔	X	✔
Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs)	X	✔	X	X
Trihalomethanes (THMs)	X	✔	X	X
Chlorinated Solvents	X	✔	X	X
Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE)	X	✔	X	X
Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds (EDCs)	X	✔	X	X
Fluoride	X	X	X	✔
TDS (Total Dissolved Solids)	X	X	X	✔
Turbidity	X	X	X	✔
Giardia and Cryptosporidium	X	X	X	✔
Perchlorate	X	X	X	✔
Cyanide	X	X	X	✔
Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs)	X	X	X	✔
Radium	X	X	X	✔
Uranium	X	X	X	✔
Ammonium	X	X	X	✔

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