The Center for Disease Control (CDC) suggests two ways to remove lead in water:
Reverse Osmosis or Distillation.
- Reverse osmosis (RO) - This is a highly efficient method, removing up to 99.1% of lead from water. It’s cost-effective, energy-efficient, and easy to maintain.
- Distillation - Although effective, it’s slow and energy-intensive, making it less ideal for regular household use.
During the reverse osmosis water treatment process, household water pressure pushes water through a series of filters. The membrane in the reverse osmosis system will filter out contaminants, including removing lead from water. Through the RO filtration process, impurities flush away, leaving you with filtered, clean drinking water.
Reverse Osmosis is a highly effective purification process, has a low production cost (only pennies per gallon), consumes no energy, and is easy to clean and maintain. To learn more about how reverse osmosis works, go to our Understanding Reverse Osmosis page.