Inorganic
Lead in your water
Health effects
Lead rarely originates at the treatment plant; it leaches from older service lines, solder, and brass fixtures. There is no safe level of lead, and it is especially damaging to the brain development of children. The federal value is an action level rather than a health-based limit.
The guideline vs. the legal limit
The federal legal limit is the maximum allowed by law. The EWG health guideline is what independent scientists consider safe — it is often far stricter.
Health guideline (EWG)
0 ppb
Federal legal limit (MCL)
15 ppb
Source: EWG Tap Water Database & EPA MCLs · 2026
What removes Lead
Waterdrop · Reverse Osmosis Systems
Waterdrop G3P800 Tankless RO (800 GPD)
- gpd
- 800
- stages
- 7
- tankless
- true
GE Appliances (Haier) · Reverse Osmosis Systems
GE GXRV40TBN 5-Stage Reverse Osmosis
- gpd
- 14.76
- stages
- 5
- antimicrobial
- true
A.O. Smith · Reverse Osmosis Systems
A.O. Smith AO-US-RO-4000 4-Stage RO
- gpd
- 50
- stages
- 4
- fluoride pct
- 99
APEC Water Systems · Reverse Osmosis Systems
APEC RO-90 Ultimate 5-Stage RO (90 GPD)
- gpd
- 90
- stages
- 5
- membrane
- FILMTEC TFC
Aquasana · Reverse Osmosis Systems
Aquasana OptimH2O Reverse Osmosis + Claryum
- gpd
- 35
- stages
- 3
- fluoride pct
- 95
Aquasana · Reverse Osmosis Systems
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis
- stages
- multi
- tankless
- true
- efficiency
- high-recovery
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