Problems and Solutions

COMMON WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS	POSSIBLE CAUSES	SOLUTIONS
Unpleasant taste & odor	Chlorine Algae Fungi Molds	Carbon Filters Ceramic Filters Reverse Osmosis Shower Filters
Mineral scale build-up in kettles, heaters & plumbing Soap scum, excess soap & detergent consumption Dingy laundry, bathtub ring	Hardness	Water softeners
Rusty to black stains on fixtures & laundry Rusty to black water Metallic taste & odor	Iron Manganese	Water softeners Greensand filtration Birm filtration Pyrolox filtration
Red to brown slime in toilet tanks and plumbing Reddish filament-like particles in water Sudden apperance of iron Staining and unpleasant taste & odor	Iron bacteria	Chloriantion units
Gastro-intestinal disease including: typhoid fever, dysentery, diarrhea	Biological contaminants	UV systems Chlorination units Ceramics filters
Rotten-egg smell & taste Tarnish silver & copper Corrodes plumbing	Hydrogen sulfide	Chlorination units Greensand
Salty taste Corrosive	Chloride	Reverse Osmosis
Cloudy water sediment Sand & silt	Turbidity (clay)	Sediment filtration
Gassy smell Gas bubbles escaping from water	Methane Radon	Carbon Filters
Other major toxic contaminants	Arsenic Lead Nitrate Fluoride	Reverse Osmosis