Filters trihalomethanes, organochlorine compounds, and deodorizes the water by removing geosmine and 2- methylisoborneol If used with GAC: removes agricultural chemicals, industrial waste, and reduces total organic carbon (TOC), methylene blue active substances (MBAS), chlorine, and potassium permanganate (KMnO4), destroys all types of microorganisms instantly (including ecoli), decomposes organic waste by oxidation, removes calcium carbonate by destroying the biomass glue bonding agent, removes legionella (the cause of Legionnaires disease), removes sulfide, removes bromide.
The system requires the use of a water softener and it requires the water to be less than 45 deg C.
==Costs==
The systems are expensive (1million GPD for $1M dollars).
==Acknowledgements==
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