Water Quality

Water Quality

Water is filtered to remove any remaining impurities – creating nothing but pure Dew. State-of-the-art filtration includes natural minerals that balance the pH level and provide beneficial nutrients in trace quantities.

Constituent	Units	World Health Organisation (Max)	SABS Class 0 (Ideal)	Dew
Conductivity	(S/cm)	850	<70	16.7
Total Dissolved Salts (TDS) at 105°C	(mg/l)	500	<450	11.2
Turbidity	NTU	1	<0.1	0.12
Colour	Pt/Co	30	<15	17
Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC)	(mg/l)	10	<5	1.85
H	pH	8.5	6.0 - 9.0	7.4
Total Alkalinity (as CaCO3)	(mg/l)	200	-	6.7
Total Hardness (TDH as CaCO3)	(mg/l)	200	-	3.8
Calcium (Ca as CaCO3)	(mg/l)	150	<80	3.4
Magnesium (Mg as CaCO3)	(mg/l)	100	<30	0.4
Iron (Fe) Total	(g/l)	200	<10	0
Manganese (Mn) Total	(mg/l)	100	<30	0.4
Copper (Cu)	(g/l)	200	<500	0
Sodium (Na)	(mg/l)	100	<100	2.2
Chloride (Cl)	(mg/l)	100	<100	3.1
Potassium (K)	(mg/l)	10	<25	0
Sulphate (SO4)	(mg/l)	200	<200	0.1
Fluoride (F)	(mg/l)	0.5	<0.7	0
Nitrate (NO3) + Nitrite (NO2) as N	(mg/l)	10	<6	0
Disinfectant by-products (Total)	(g/l)	150	-	0
Total Heterotrophic Plate Count (Colonies per 1ml)		100	100	52
Total Coliform Count (Coliforms per 100ml)		0	0	0
Total Faecal Coliform Count (Coliforms per 100ml)		0	0	0
Moulds & Yeasts (Positive Negative Test)		Must be negative	0	0
Clostridium		Must be absent	0	Negative
Faecal Enterococcus		Must be absent	0	Negative

Tests performed 24 November 2009. Results expressed in mg/l as the ion or in mg/l as CaCO3 equivalents unless specifically stated. REID-LINE Scientific Services CC (CK 98/26906/2)