| SYMPTOMS |
PROBABLE CAUSES |
SUGGESTED TREATMENTS |
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Gassy smell
Gas bubbles escaping from water |
(Methane, Radon)
Naturally occuring caused by decaying organics. |
Aeration system |
| Cloudy, dirty water. Dingy Laundry |
(Turbidity)
Slit, sediment, small organisms or organic matter , suspended in the water. |
Fiber or a sand filter. |
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Gastro-intestinal disease including: typhoid fever, dysentary, diarrhea |
(Biological contaminent)
Bacteria, Viruses, Cyst |
Chlorination
UV Systems
Ozone System |
|
Unpleasant taste & odor
Yellow water, yellowish cast to water after softening and/or filtering. Musty, earthy or wood smell
Objectionable taste or odor other than hydrogen sulfide. Chlorine smell
Rotten egg odor, copper and silver turn black in the water. Black stains on laundry and porcelain. Black particles in water. |
(Tannin)
In water from peaty soil and decaying vegetation
(Chlorine)
Decaying organic matter, pollution from surface drainage. could occur from formation of disinfection byproducts
(Hydrogen sulfide, sulfate reducing bacteria, or sulfur bacteria) |
Tannin Backwash filter
Activated carbon filter
Constant chlorination followed by activated carbon filter.
Manganese greensand filter
Birm Filter |
| Metallic taste. Corroded copper cause blue-green stains on plumbing fixtures. Laundry may have red, reddish-brown, or blue-green stains |
(Low pH Acid water)
often caused by a high concentration of carbon dioxide. |
Aeration, soda ash feeder, or neutralizing filter. |
| Blackening and pitting of stainless steel sinks and stainless ware in commercial dishwashers |
(Very high chloride conent in water) |
Reduce total dissolved solids by reverse osmosis |
| Black stains on sinks , tubs and laundry. Watermay feel greasy. |
(Manganese)
often appears with iron |
Iron removal treatment also removes manganese. |
| Reddish-brown stains in sinks , toilets, tubs,dishwashers, and dishes. Reddish-brown stains or yellowing of laundry, especially after using chlorine bleach. Water tastes metallic. Brown sediment in standing water. Metallic taste |
(Red Water Iron)
Insoluble or Ferric Iron
(Clear Water Iron)
Soluble or Ferrous Iron |
Birm Filter
Chlorinator
High Capacity Water Softener
Manganese Greensand Filter
Sand filter
Oxidation |
| Reddish slime on walls of toilet flush tank and reduced water flow. Slimy material suspended in clear water. |
(Iron Bacteria)
which live on iron in the water and eventually harden into scale |
Chlorinator |
| Greasy, grimy rings in tubs and sinks. Dingy laundry with a harsh feel and possibly white or gray streaks. Milky film or spots on dishes washed in automatic dishwasher. Scale build-up i nwater heater. Scale build-up in pipes and reduced water flow. |
(Hardness)
due to calcium and magnesium compounds dissolved from rocks and minerals in the earth. |
Softener
Scale Stop Filter |
| Other major toxic contaminants |
(Arsenic)
(Lead)
(Nitrate)
(Fluoride) |
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