Total dissolved solids - good or bad?

17/11/2017 Sidrah Ahmad

What are Total Dissolved Solids?

Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) are all the elements - the good and bad in your drinking water. These can be organic and inorganic substances such as minerals, salts, metals, cations or anions dissolved in water and can include include:

• aluminum
• ammonium
• arsenic
• bicarbonate
• barium
• calcium
• chloride
• chromium
• copper
• cyanide
• copper
• fluoride
• lead
• magnesium
• manganese
• nitrates
• phosphate
• silver
• selenium
• silicate
• sulfate
• sodium

Are TDS dangerous for my health?

As found by WHO, TDS in drinking water primarily originate from natural sources, sewage, industrial waste, urban run-off, and chemicals used in the water treatment process. Inorganic minerals are considered inert because they do not contain enzymes and therefore are not usable in the physiological process of human cell growth. These harmful minerals accumulate because the body cannot excrete or utilize them.

In most instances, TDS in your drinking water will not present a health problem but it's important to note, should TDS levels exceed 1000mg/L, the drinking water can be considered unfit for human consumption. If you are interested to find out what solids are in your drinking water, it can be useful to have a TDS water meter in your home. This is a small hand-held device used to indicate the amount of total dissolved solids. Additionally, you can invest in a water test kit that will tell you exactly what is in your water - including the good and the bad dissolved solids.

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