Taste & odour compounds (geosmin/MIB)

What is this contaminant?

Natural compounds from algae or bacteria that cause earthy or musty tastes and odours.

• Where it can come from?

Seasonal algal activity in source water, tank biofilms

• Possible effects:

Musty/earthy smells, “swampy” taste

• How our systems address it:

Catalytic/coconut carbon in whole-home; periodic pre-filter changes