Common Acronyms
This 3-letter acronym stands for Total Dissolved Solids.
What is TDS?
Examples of harmful inorganic contaminants removed by Reverse Osmosis include lead, mercury, arsenic, and this specific type of chromium.
What is Chromium 6?
This type of water is treated and regulated by the city and typically has a TDS range of 80 to 450 ppm.
What is Municipal Water?
This type of filter is known as an "Odor and Taste Reduction Filter" and typically has a micron size of 1 to 5.
What is Simple Carbon Filter?
This is the pH number that is considered neutral water.
What is 7?
This term, often shortened to R/O, is known worldwide as the best way to purify drinking water.
What is Reverse Osmosis?
These non-living compounds can be naturally occurring or a result of mining, industry, or agriculture.
What are IOC's (Inorganic Compounds)?
This is the term for water that has been tested to be safe from bacteria and contaminants for consumption.
What is Potable Water?
A sediment filter primarily removes larger particles like dirt and this common sign of pipe corrosion.
What is Rust?
Under 7 on the pH scale is considered this side of the balance, while over 7 is the alkaline side.
What is Acidic?
This term measures bacteria growth using colony counts.
What is CFU?
These compounds are most commonly found in household and industrial products like gasoline, paints, and solvents.
What are Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s)?
The typical TDS range for this type of water source is 180 to 800 ppm, and it is not treated by the city.
What is Well Water?
This filtration process strips impurities and dissolved metals from the water down to a tiny micron size of .0001.
What is Reverse Osmosis?
Medical evidence shows our bodies fight illness better if our pH balance leans towards this side.
What is Alkaline?
This acronym refers to de-ionized water with zero TDS, commonly used in labs and dental offices.
What is DI?
This specific contaminant is effectively removed by simple carbon filtration, but not by microfiltration.
What are Inorganic compounds--IOC's (dissolved metals or solids).
The owner of this water source is required to have routine testing done, as it may or may not be potable.
What is Well Water?
This filter, made from wood or coconut shells, has better contaminant removal than GAC because water must pass through the material, preventing channeling.
What is Activated Carbon Block?
This disinfectant does NOT lose effectiveness due to turbidity.
What is activated oxygen (ozone, O3)?
This acronym, which can be measured in parts per million, describes the combined total of organic and inorganic substances in water.
What is TDS?
While harmful examples like lead exist, not all of this type of solid is bad; these two minerals are good for you.
Chlorine is typically added to this type of water to prevent bacterial growth while it is being delivered.
What is Municipal Water?
This specific type of filter generally contains calcite that releases calcium and magnesium to increase the pH of acidic water.
What is pH Balance Filter?
This highly effective, chemical-free method attacks a microorganism's genetic core, eliminating its ability to reproduce.
What is UV, Ultra-Violet Light?