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TASTE AND ODOR ISSUES IN WATER

Causes of bad tasting water or water with odors

Chlorine, Chloramines, Chlorine Dioxide

How to Identify
Bleach smell or taste

Geosmin, 2-Methyl Isoborneol

How to Identify
Earthy, dirt odor
Musty, wet mulch odor

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether

How to Identify
Solvent, petroleum taste/odor

Hydrogen Sulfide

How to Identify
Rotten egg smell

Iron

How to Identify
Metallic taste
Rust color

Manganese

How to Identify
Metallic taste
Brown/black color
Staining of tubs and other services

Minerals (TDS) & Metals Hardness

How to Identify
Salty/bitter taste

Chlorides

How to Identify
Salty/mineral taste

Sulfate

How to Identify
Salty/mineral taste

Corrosion Products: Aluminum, Copper, Zinc, Suspended Iron

How to Identify
Cloudy water
Metallic taste
Green or blue color
Rust/metallic taste
Rust color

PH

How to Identify
pH < 6.5: acidic/bitter taste
pH > 8.5: alkaline/slippery taste-feel

Potentional harmful effects of bad tasting or smelling water

Chlorine

  • Mouth/skin irritation
  • Disinfection byproducts (TTHMs, HAA5s, etc.) can be carcinogenic

Geosmin/MIB

  • None documented

Chlorophenols

  • Carcinogenic
  • Liver/kidney damage

MTBE

  • None documented at < 0.04 mg/L (USEPA)

Petroleum Products: Benzene, Xylenes

  • Anemia
  • Carcinogenic
  • Nervous system damage

Copper

  • Gastrointestinal distress
  • Liver/kidney damage
  • Wilson’s disease

Sulfate

  • Laxative effects

Overall Poor Taste/Odor

  • Indirectly may contribute to dehydration due to low consumption of water

pH < 6.5

  • Corrosion by-products (lead, copper, etc.)
Warning signs in your house water

treatment options for Bad Tasting and Smelly Water

Reverse Osmosis
Chemical Feeder
Water Softener
Acid Neutralizer
Activated Carbon
Ozone Filtration
IBSB (Iron Breaker/Sulfur Breaker)
Multi-Media Filtration
Carbon Filtration
Aeration
KX Pro
More Info from WSA
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City Water In-Home Water Treatment. A Reverse Osmosis for up too 99.9% contaminant free cooking & drinking water, a Water Softener for Hard Water and a Carbon Tank
Solution Feeder
a water softener, a sediment filter, an acid neutralizer, a multimedia tank, a reverse osmosis and a pressure tank
Ozone Filter System
Carbon tank for the remediation of cancer causing radon in water, a Water Softener for hard hard water, a sediment filter and an Iron Breaker/Sulfur Breaker Tank

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