Phoenix, AZ (Mountain Park Ranch neighborhood)
11/05/2012
Ward Labs Analysis
Before you ask, no, we do not have a water softener. Seems they named it the Salt River for a reason.
pH 8.2
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 762
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 1.27
Cations / Anions, me/L 11.6 / 12.2
Sodium, Na 171
Potassium, K 5
Calcium, Ca 52
Magnesium, Mg 17
Total Hardness, CaCO3 201
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.2 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 16
Chloride, Cl 287
Carbonate, CO3 9
Bicarbonate, HCO3 162
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 147
Total Phosphorus, P 1.06
Total Iron, Fe < 0.01
And then here's what it looks like after it comes out of the RO system:
pH 7.9
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 202
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.34
Cations / Anions, me/L 2.5 / 2.6
Sodium, Na 49
Potassium, K 1
Calcium, Ca 4
Magnesium, Mg 1
Total Hardness, CaCO3 14
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S < 1
Chloride, Cl 74
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 26
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 22
Total Phosphorus, P 1.00
Total Iron, Fe < 0.01