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Environmental Dermatology · Municipal Telemetry Index

Global Tap Water Quality & Hardness Intelligence

Dissolved calcium and magnesium salts in municipal tap water react with cleansing soaps to create insoluble mineral scum that clogs pores and strips intercellular lipids. Explore geological telemetry and neutralizing skincare routines for your city.

63+
Cities Audited
50 - 950
PPM Hardness Range
100%
Independent Data
Global Hubs

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High-density urban corridors with significant mineral telemetry variance.

Delhi NCR

India
880 PPM

Delhi NCR tap water mixes Yamuna river surface supply with saline alluvial aquifer groundwater, exhibiting extreme mineral hardness.

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Mumbai

India
85 PPM

Mumbai tap water is supplied by rain-fed freshwater lakes (Tulsi, Vihar, Tansa, Bhatsa) in the Western Ghats, delivering naturally soft water to the metropolitan area.

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Bengaluru

India
780 PPM

Bengaluru tap water combines Cauvery river surface water with high-salinity deep borewell groundwater in rapidly expanding IT corridors.

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London

United Kingdom
260 PPM

London tap water is sourced primarily from the River Thames and River Lee, flowing through deep chalk and limestone aquifers in the Thames Basin, yielding high concentrations of calcium carbonate.

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New York

United States
50 PPM

New York City tap water originates from protected mountain watersheds in the Catskill, Delaware, and Croton systems, featuring low mineral accumulation and soft, clean water profile.

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Paris

France
280 PPM

Paris tap water is drawn from deep underground limestone springs in the Seine Basin and Marne valley, creating high mineral content rich in dissolved calcium carbonate.

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Dubai

United Arab Emirates
140 PPM

Dubai tap water is produced via large-scale thermal and reverse-osmosis desalination of Arabian Gulf seawater, re-mineralized to international drinking standards.

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Los Angeles

United States
210 PPM

Los Angeles tap water mixes imported water from the Colorado River Aqueduct and California Aqueduct with local groundwater wells, resulting in significant mineral hardness.

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Indian Subcontinent

Indian Municipal Water Quality Index (54 Cities)

Mumbai
Maharashtra
85 PPM
Delhi NCR
Delhi NCR
880 PPM
Chennai
Tamil Nadu
440 PPM
Bengaluru
Karnataka
780 PPM
Kolkata
West Bengal
485 PPM
Pune
Maharashtra
220 PPM
Hyderabad
Telangana
272 PPM
Ahmedabad
Gujarat
199 PPM
Jaipur
Rajasthan
465 PPM
Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh
333 PPM
Kochi
Kerala
396 PPM
Chandigarh
Punjab
167 PPM
Gurgaon
Haryana
333 PPM
Noida
Uttar Pradesh
393 PPM
Surat
Gujarat
99 PPM
Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu
147 PPM
Indore
Madhya Pradesh
325 PPM
Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh
486 PPM
Patna
Bihar
222 PPM
Visakhapatnam
Andhra Pradesh
130 PPM
Vadodara
Gujarat
98 PPM
Ghaziabad
Uttar Pradesh
273 PPM
Ludhiana
Punjab
424 PPM
Agra
Uttar Pradesh
341 PPM
Nashik
Maharashtra
178 PPM
Faridabad
Haryana
166 PPM
Meerut
Uttar Pradesh
368 PPM
Rajkot
Gujarat
375 PPM
Kalyan Dombivli
Maharashtra
315 PPM
Vasai Virar
Maharashtra
367 PPM
Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh
349 PPM
Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir
241 PPM
Aurangabad
Maharashtra
308 PPM
Dhanbad
Jharkhand
480 PPM
Amritsar
Punjab
233 PPM
Navi Mumbai
Maharashtra
92 PPM
Allahabad
Uttar Pradesh
236 PPM
Ranchi
Jharkhand
427 PPM
Howrah
West Bengal
107 PPM
Jabalpur
Madhya Pradesh
201 PPM
Gwalior
Madhya Pradesh
185 PPM
Vijayawada
Andhra Pradesh
409 PPM
Jodhpur
Rajasthan
164 PPM
Madurai
Tamil Nadu
481 PPM
Raipur
Chhattisgarh
397 PPM
Kota
Rajasthan
241 PPM
Guwahati
Assam
462 PPM
Solapur
Maharashtra
96 PPM
Hubli
Karnataka
402 PPM
Bareilly
Uttar Pradesh
342 PPM
Mangalore
Karnataka
270 PPM
Mysore
Karnataka
325 PPM
Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala
284 PPM
Bhubaneswar
Odisha
446 PPM
International Metropolises

Global Water Quality Telemetry

New York
New York, US
50 PPM
London
Greater London, UK
260 PPM
Dubai
Dubai, UAE
140 PPM
Singapore
Singapore
100 PPM
Sydney
New South Wales, AU
448 PPM
Toronto
Ontario, CA
291 PPM
Los Angeles
California, US
210 PPM
Paris
Île-de-France, FR
280 PPM
Tokyo
Tokyo, JP
106 PPM