How to Remove Pesticides from Water

The U.S. is a major food supplier for the world, which means pesticide chemicals are abundantly used to control weeds, insects and other organisms.

Pesticides applied decades ago are just now showing up in our ground water. That's why it's important to consider how chemical applications today can affect our water for decades to come. Below are a few ways that chemicals get carried to our groundwater supply.

Most public water suppliers do a good job of filtering out impurities, but many contaminants found in our public water supplies are not regulated or standards enforced.

Also, millions of homes and cottages are on private wells where insecticides, pesticides and herbicides are not monitored or regulated, and can easily enter the water source for the well.

We cannot control or entirely prevent pesticides, insecticides and herbicides from entering our water supply. But we can take steps to ensure these chemicals are not in our household's drinking water.

Reverse Osmosis (RO) is the most effective and affordable way to remove these pollutants. Reverse Osmosis is a water treatment process that removes contaminants from water by using pressure to force water molecules through a semipermeable membrane. During the process, contaminants are filtered out and flushed away-- leaving pristine, delicious drinking water.

The "GAC" or granulated activated carbon filters in a reverse osmosis drinking water system are able to reduce herbicides, pesticides and insecticides by 97-99%.

RO water filtration systems are also effective in filtering out THMs like chloroform, organic chemicals, and many VOCs that are components of gasoline, solvents and industrial cleaners. Reverse osmosis can remove up to 99% of dozens of different contaminants.