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What impurities or additives does tap water have?

What exactly is usually in tap water?

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Each municipal water district reports on their water quality each year. The quality and impurities vary by the source of the water and the specifics of the treatment plant. An example of the data for 2006 from North San Jose (CA) lists the following impurities (average level) and the source of the impurities. Aluminum: 38 ppb ; erosion of natural deposits Boron: 73 ppb; erosion of natural deposits Chlorine residual: 2.24 ppm; added for disinfection Flouride: 1 ppm; erosion of natural deposits + water additive Total Trihalomethanes: 44.3 ppb; byproduct of chlorination Total Haloacetic acids: 18.6 ppb; byproduct of chlorination Total Organic Carbon: 2.3 ppm; various natural and manmade sources Lead: 15 ppb; corrosion of household plumbing Copper: 1300; corrosion of household plumbing and service connection pipes Chloride: 9 ppm; Runoff and leaching of natural deposits Sulfate: 19 ppm; Industrial waste and leaching of natural deposits Total Dissolved Solids: 116 ppm; Runoff and leaching of natural deposits
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