Fairly common to find in well water, and with a high enough amount it could leave brown/ orangish staining on your plumbing fixtures, and even a metallic taste. EPA Recommends .03 or more be Treated with Iron filtration.

Manganese is not as common as Iron but could be present. It will allow black staining on porcelain, and it too can have a metallic taste. EPA has a health advisory for anything over .05

Sulfur (Rotten Egg) is a naturally occurring gas that is colorless and sometimes hard to detect with most testing at lower levels. Highly flammable and toxic to our health and being the most difficult to remove from water. There is no EPA max, however it’s a hard one to live with.

Turbidity makes water cloudy and sometimes looks like particulate iron. Organic and inorganic matter, algae and other microscopic organisms can cause water to have a displeasing view.

Sediment among the most common issue it’s a particulate and can be filtered. It can be in the form of sand, clay, rock, etc. and depending on the amount the demand for filtration.

Heavy metals include arsenic, barium, lead, mercury, silver, and many others. Each metal can cause certain health depending on the levels consumed. Filtration is needed if present. For a full list and effects visit www.wqa.org

Chemicals Pesticides, gasoline, oils, and the forever chemicals like PFOAS. All chemicals in drinking water will have health effects over time. Man made chemicals play a big effect on our drinking water. Filtration is needed is present.