Reverse Osmosis Systems & Bacteria and Viruses 

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Our purification systems apply pressure to filter wastewater. Thereby the water passes through a membrane-embedded into the heart of each system. Dissolved contaminants are unable to pass through resulting in purified water coming out at the end. For extra safety, pre and post-filters are incorporated into our systems.

A filter membrane has a pore size of about 0.0001 microns. For illustration purposes, bacteria such as E. coli and salmonella are about 0.2 to 4 microns in size, which means that they are way too large to fit through the pores.

According to a report published by the CDC reverse osmosis systems have very high effectiveness in:

- removing protozoa (e.g. Cryptosporidium, Giardia),

- removing bacteria (e.g. Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shigella, E. coli)

- removing viruses (e.g. Enteric, Hepatitis A, Norovirus, Rotavirus).

So to get back to your first question: Does reverse osmosis remove bacteria and viruses? Yes, it does and it does so very effectively.

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Is recycled water really safe to drink? Yes, it is. You can find additional proof for it in every supermarket in the country. Drinking water that you can buy in a supermarket was processed using reverse osmosis in 90% of the cases. On the bottle label it therefore often says 'purified by reverse osmosis'.

Above that, millions of Americans own a reverse osmosis filtration system themselves and have it installed in their homes. These devices are smaller compared to our systems and quite affordable. During CoVid-19 National Emergency we are committed to ensuring that anyone who comes to us does not leave without assitance.