Good day.
My plant collection (mostly sarracenia) has grown a bit over the last year and with it my water consumption. I am currently using store bought reverse osmosis water but that is starting to prove problematic (and over time, expensive). I would use rainwater but it is very difficult for me to collect it in amounts required since I live in an apartment.
I am considering buying a reverse osmosis unit, but before I do that, I thought someone might be able to tell me if my tapwater could be used as is. I managed to find the water composition statistics which I have translated into English (measurements are in metric) and posted below. I am not familiar with what are acceptable levels so any feedback would be appreciated. Many thanks in advance.
Alkalinity: 0,673 mmol/l
Acidity: pH 7,70
Conductivity: 11,07 mS/m
Hardness: 2,68 odH
1,2-dichloroethane (DCE): <0,750 µg/l
Ammonium (NH4+ - N): 0,008 mg/l
Benzene: <0,200 µg/l
Benzo(a)pyren: <0,002 µg/l
CO2: 1,350 mg/l
Cyanide (CN): <0,005 µg/l
Chemical oxygen use: 1,710 mg/l
Nitrate (NO3 N): 0,221 mg/l
Nitrite (NO2 N): <0,015 mg/l
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH): <0,004 µg /l
Sulfate (SO4): 5,73 mg/l
Silicon dioxide (SiO2): 3,70 mg/l
Total Organic Carbon (TOC): 2,0 mg/l
Total Nitrogen: 0,284 mg/l
Total phosphorous: 0,007 mg/l
Trihalomethanes: 7,12 µg /l
Aluminium (Al): 0,04 mg/l
Antimony (Sb): 0,07 µg/l
Arsenic (As): 0,30 µg/l
Lead (Pb): 0,20 µg/l
Boron (![B)]()
: <0,1 mg/l
Fluorine (F): 0,041 mg/l
Iron (Fe): 0,010 mg/l
Cadmium (Cd): 0,015 µg/l
Potassium (K): 0,295 mg/l
Calcium (Ca): 18,39 mg/l
Chlorine (Cl): 7,36 mg/l
Copper (Cu): 0,019 mg/l
Chromium (Cr): <0,001 µg/l
Mercury (Hg): <0,005 µg/l
Manganese (Mn): 0,004 mg/l
Magnesium (Mg): 0,460 mg/l
Sodium (Na): 2,00 mg/l
Nickle (Ni): <0,0015 µg/l
Selenium (Se): 0,02 µg/l
My plant collection (mostly sarracenia) has grown a bit over the last year and with it my water consumption. I am currently using store bought reverse osmosis water but that is starting to prove problematic (and over time, expensive). I would use rainwater but it is very difficult for me to collect it in amounts required since I live in an apartment.
I am considering buying a reverse osmosis unit, but before I do that, I thought someone might be able to tell me if my tapwater could be used as is. I managed to find the water composition statistics which I have translated into English (measurements are in metric) and posted below. I am not familiar with what are acceptable levels so any feedback would be appreciated. Many thanks in advance.
Alkalinity: 0,673 mmol/l
Acidity: pH 7,70
Conductivity: 11,07 mS/m
Hardness: 2,68 odH
1,2-dichloroethane (DCE): <0,750 µg/l
Ammonium (NH4+ - N): 0,008 mg/l
Benzene: <0,200 µg/l
Benzo(a)pyren: <0,002 µg/l
CO2: 1,350 mg/l
Cyanide (CN): <0,005 µg/l
Chemical oxygen use: 1,710 mg/l
Nitrate (NO3 N): 0,221 mg/l
Nitrite (NO2 N): <0,015 mg/l
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH): <0,004 µg /l
Sulfate (SO4): 5,73 mg/l
Silicon dioxide (SiO2): 3,70 mg/l
Total Organic Carbon (TOC): 2,0 mg/l
Total Nitrogen: 0,284 mg/l
Total phosphorous: 0,007 mg/l
Trihalomethanes: 7,12 µg /l
Aluminium (Al): 0,04 mg/l
Antimony (Sb): 0,07 µg/l
Arsenic (As): 0,30 µg/l
Lead (Pb): 0,20 µg/l
Boron (
: <0,1 mg/l Fluorine (F): 0,041 mg/l
Iron (Fe): 0,010 mg/l
Cadmium (Cd): 0,015 µg/l
Potassium (K): 0,295 mg/l
Calcium (Ca): 18,39 mg/l
Chlorine (Cl): 7,36 mg/l
Copper (Cu): 0,019 mg/l
Chromium (Cr): <0,001 µg/l
Mercury (Hg): <0,005 µg/l
Manganese (Mn): 0,004 mg/l
Magnesium (Mg): 0,460 mg/l
Sodium (Na): 2,00 mg/l
Nickle (Ni): <0,0015 µg/l
Selenium (Se): 0,02 µg/l