Best Chromium Water Filter Systems for Hexavalent Chromium 6

Chromium Water Filter systems remove Hexavalent Chromium 6

Chromium 6 (Hexavalent) is a dangerous carcinogen linked to stomach and other gastrointestinal tumors. The atomic diameter of chromium is .000256 microns. The Chromium water filters that we recommend below all filter out particles down to .0001 microns. This means that any of these water filter systems will effectively filter out chromium 6 from your drinking water. Not all reverse osmosis water filter systems remove Chromium 6 (Hexavalent) as effectively as others.

We have done exhaustive research of many, many Chromium water filter systems. We have looked at virtually all brands available today. We did not limit ourselves to just products we carried, but sought the widest cross-section of Chromium water filter systems available because we understand how important it is to you to remove the maximum Chromium from your water. Below are the most effective Chromium water filter systems we found from all the Chromium water filter systems we looked compared.

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Brand/Model	Watts WQC4RO11-50 Kwik Change Reverse Osmosis System 50 gpd	Watts Premier 531411 RO-PURE RO-4 Reverse Osmosis System 50 gpd	Watts Premier (267100 & 500109) WP4-V Reverse Osmosis System	Watts Premier Five Stage (5SV RO-TFM-5SV) (500032) Reverse Osmosis Filter System
System Price	$289.99	$242.99	$269.98	$192.99

Filter Change Cost Over 2 Yrs	$225.97	$176.97	$143.49	$126.27
Filtration per Day	50 Gal	50 Gal	24 Gal	24 Gal
Smallest Particle Size Filtered The lower the micron rating the more particles the water filter will trap	.0001 mic	.0001 mic	.0001 mic	.0001 mic
eFilterWater Review Grade eFilterWater Reviews the systems we sell for the following: Taste of water produced Appearance/size of system Ease of installation Ease of changing filters And we give it a grade to tell you what we think, so you don't get any surprises!	A	A	B	B
Separate Tank Size	4.4 gal	3 gal	3 gal	3 gal
Warranty	1 yr	3 yr	3 yr	3 yr
Removes (Partial List - see product page for complete specs)
Chromium	99%	99%	98%	98%
Lead	98.80%	98.80%	97%	97%
Cysts/Bacteria	99.99%	99.99%	99.99%	99.99%
Turbidity	99%	99%	99.80%	99.99%
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)	97%	97%	96%	88%
Operating Pressure Range Operating pressure range is the min and max range of water pressure that the system will operate under for optimal production/performance. Most homes on city water average between 55 psi - 65 psi of static water pressure. More water pressure is not necessarily a good thing for some systems.	35-100 psi	40-85 psi	40-100 psi	40-100 psi
Brand/Model	Watts WQC4RO11-50 Kwik Change Reverse Osmosis System 50 gpd	Watts Premier 531411 RO-PURE RO-4 Reverse Osmosis System 50 gpd	Watts Premier (267100 & 500109) WP4-V Reverse Osmosis System	Watts Premier Five Stage (5SV RO-TFM-5SV) (500032) Reverse Osmosis Filter System

In 2009, California officials proposed setting a "public health goal" for hexavalent chromium in drinking water of 0.06 parts per billion (ppb) to reduce cancer risk. Hexavalent chromium (or chromium-6) gets into water supplies after being discharged from steel and pulp mills as well as metal-plating and leather-tanning facilities.

Chromium has several different forms. Trivalent chromium (chromium-3) is a nutrient essential to sugar and lipid metabolism, but hexavalent chromium (chromium-6) is a dangerous toxin.

People with less acidic stomachs appear to have limited ability to convert hexavalent chromium to trivalent chromium, exposing them to higher levels of the toxic form and putting them at greater risk. Children and infants also are more vulnerable to chromium 6 and its effects because their bodies are less able get rid of this harmful chemical.

Chromium 6, hexavalent chromium, chromium in drinking water is likely to raise everyone’s risk of cancer but it can be significantly reduced by using a chromium water filter system.