Boron is a chemical element with symbol B and atomic number 5. Boron is an essential plant nutrient required primarily for maintaining the integrity of cell walls. However, high soil concentrations of greater than 1.0 ppm lead to marginal and tip necrosis in leaves as well as poor overall growth performance. Levels as low as 0.8 ppm produce these same symptoms in plants that are particularly sensitive to Boron in the soil. Nearly all plants, even those somewhat tolerant of soil boron, will
show at least some symptoms of Boron toxicity when soil Boron content is greater than 1.8 ppm. When this content exceeds 2.0 ppm, few plants will perform well and some may not survive. Boron has been found to be potentially harmful in drinking water. Boron in drinking water behaves like silica.

Most of the world's Boron is contained in sea water. Sodium borate in water occurs in arid regions where inland seas once existed but the water has long since evaporated. Boron in water is frequently present in fresh water supplies in these same areas in the form of non-ionized boric acid. Elemental boron in water and borates are non-toxic to humans and animals and is very similar to common table salt. Generally speaking Borates are more toxic to insects than to mammals.

Boron and its related compounds and by-products may be found in groundwater because of pesticide and fertilizer runoff, sewage spills, and coal production. Borax isa form of boron and is found in many household items including cleaning and laundry solutions.

The process for removing Boron can depend on the type of application. In Hydragcom, we have filtering solutions for Boron Removal, like anion exchange filters , reverse osmosis, etc.