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Really? Which chemicals can it not remove? If true, I might be better off getting a distiller then.

• drjasonharrison 5y ago
  https://extensionpublications.unl.edu/assets/html/g1490/build/g1490.htm#target2 https://extensionpublications.unl.edu/assets/html/g1490/buil...
  • DantesKite 5y ago
    That’s interesting. I didn’t realize some solvents got through the RO filter but other filters can manage it better. > AC filters remove chlorine and certain pesticides and organic solvents that the RO membrane is not as effective in removing It seems like as long as you have a complete water filtration system, you’ll cover most bases.
    • nate_meurer 5y ago
      That's going to get expensive. Also not that distillation is useless for volatile organics, and can actually increase the concentration of lighter chemicals like benzene.
      • DantesKite 5y ago
        The filters that accompany a reverse osmosis water filter are fairly cheap, but I didn’t know that distillation machines could do that. I’m curious if boiling would break down the volatile organics.
        • nate_meurer 5y ago
          Negative, 100 degrees C is far to low to degrade anything we're talking about here. Benzene, for example, is stable far beyond its autoignition temperature of 500 degrees C.