RO/DI Units - do they remove Arsenic?
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Yes and No. There are two forms of arsenic, Arsenic 5 and Arsenic 3. RO by itself even without DI is excellent and removing Arsenic 5. If you have Arsenic 3 at high levels it may require preoxidation to convert that to Arsenic 5 before it can be completely removed by RO.
Deionization when preceded by RO is very effective at both forms of arsenic but RO/DI is devoid or all minerals so has a very blah or bland taste and is not refreshing. There are many arguments that RO/DI is bad for you but none are proven since Man cannot live on water alone, we must eat solid foods to survive. If you consume large quantities of RO/DI, such as in the desert Southwest where we both are and you drink lots of water then its probably not a good idea. You could add drink mixes to the water to add something back and to give it a taste or companies like Spectrapure manufacture remineralization cartridges you can add to your RO/DI. Many popular coffee houses like the big one we all know about use these for making their coffee so it tastes better.
Deionization when preceded by RO is very effective at both forms of arsenic but RO/DI is devoid or all minerals so has a very blah or bland taste and is not refreshing. There are many arguments that RO/DI is bad for you but none are proven since Man cannot live on water alone, we must eat solid foods to survive. If you consume large quantities of RO/DI, such as in the desert Southwest where we both are and you drink lots of water then its probably not a good idea. You could add drink mixes to the water to add something back and to give it a taste or companies like Spectrapure manufacture remineralization cartridges you can add to your RO/DI. Many popular coffee houses like the big one we all know about use these for making their coffee so it tastes better.
