What pollutants/contaminants are in JHB tap water?

[maumau]

I'm wanting to buy a water filter/pitcher and researched which would be the best, but all the tests were done in USA and most of them focussed on heavy metals.

Do we have heavy metals in the water in JHB or should I be looking at things like e-coli, various bactaria and fluoride etc?

Tks

 

[Aquila ka Hecate]

Rand Water Analysis

 

[konfab]

I'm wanting to buy a water filter/pitcher and researched which would be the best, but all the tests were done in USA and most of them focussed on heavy metals.

Do we have heavy metals in the water in JHB or should I be looking at things like e-coli, various bactaria and fluoride etc?

Tks

Copious amounts of DiHydrogenMonoxide have been detected in Johannesburg's water before. It wouldn't surprise me with with all the water cuts that we should see an increase in this dangerous chemical.

 

[Sinbad]

Last time I checked, joburg water was awesomely clean. TDS values of below 100.

 

[maumau]

Rand Water Analysis

This is what I was looking for, tks Aquila

 

[Goobie]

There are also Atrazine, terbuthylazine, metolachlor and Carbamazepine in the tap water

http://www.sajs.co.za/lc-ms-ms-base...p-huibreght-e-patterton-hugh-george-patterton

 

[maumau]

Copious amounts of DiHydrogenMonoxide have been detected in Johannesburg's water before. It wouldn't surprise me with with all the water cuts that we should see an increase in this dangerous chemical.

Whatever that is, it sounds awful It's not listed as something that's removed by the filter I'm considering, but I'm sure it would be removed along with the other stuff.

Last time I checked, joburg water was awesomely clean. TDS values of below 100.

Really Sinbad? That's surprising to hear, I always thought our water was terrible but that Rand Water denied it.

 

[Chevron]

Copious amounts of DiHydrogenMonoxide have been detected in Johannesburg's water before. It wouldn't surprise me with with all the water cuts that we should see an increase in this dangerous chemical.

I heard they use it as an industrial cleaning solvent. ew.

 

[maumau]

There are also Atrazine, terbuthylazine, metolachlor and Carbamazepine in the tap water

Jeez, lucky I asked. Those things are bad - are they?

 

[Goobie]

I heard they use it as an industrial cleaning solvent. ew.

HA HA HA FUNNY!

 

[Goobie]

Jeez, lucky I asked. Those things are bad - are they?

The first one is, yes. It is a pesticide and known endocrine disrupting compound.

 

[maumau]

Here's the list that Seychelle Water Pitchers claim to remove:

 

[LazyLion]

haha, scare mongering FTW ^^^^

 

[Goobie]

How much are the proprietary cartridges? I would get a 5 stage RO system, probably works out cheaper in the long run

 

[maumau]

How much are the proprietary cartridges? I would get a 5 stage RO system, probably works out cheaper in the long run

Don't those have to be installed under counter?

 

[Goobie]

yes it does

 

[Geoff.D]

Careful about removing everything that is in the water. Some of it is actually required for healthy living especially if you are a very active sports person.

The biggest issue we have with the eater is the taste. The water tastes terrible in PTA East. So we have simple filter system from H20 installed on a particular tap line, The one filter needs to be changed once a year. I will post pictures of what that filter looks like after a year. the second filter is changed very second year. That is the one that gets rid of excessive levels of certain heavy metals but does not try and remove them altogether.

 

[Slootvreter]

Whatever that is, it sounds awful It's not listed as something that's removed by the filter I'm considering, but I'm sure it would be removed along with the other stuff..

:crylaugh:

 

[Sinbad]

:crylaugh:

Have you seen how dihydrogen monoxide causes oxidation of materials as strong as iron? That stuff is deadly. EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO HAS DIED EVER, HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE CONSUMPTION IN THE PAST MONTH

 

[maumau]

haha, scare mongering FTW ^^^^

It is a bit.

We're probably not going to die from drinking tap water but for someone trying to become more health conscious a water filter's nice to have.