Why Berkey?

What Can Your Black Berkey Water Filter Elements Do?

You've already probably heard that the Black Filter Elements from Berkey are more powerful than any other gravity filter element currently available.  These Black Berkey Filter Elements have a unique purification capability that is due to their unique structure. The micropores within the Black Berkey^® Elements are so small that viruses and pathogenic bacteria are simply not able to pass through them.

Although a lot of other water filters on the market may claim to be a water purifier, it does not mean that they were able to meet the performance specifications required for this classification. In order to be classified as a water purifier, a water treatment device must remove at least 99.9999% of pathogenic bacteria and reduce viruses by 99.99%. The Black Berkey^® Purification Elements can be classified as water purifiers because they remove 99.9999% of pathogenic bacteria and 99.999% of viruses, which greatly exceeds the standard. The Black Berkey^®Purification Element formulation has been tested by State and EPA accredited laboratories to exceed NSF/ANSI Standard 53.

The Black Berkey® Purification Elements have been tested and confirmed to remove or greatly reduce the contaminants listed below:

• VIRUSES – Removed to >99.999% 

• PATHOGENIC BACTERIA (AND SURROGATES) – Removed to >99.9999%

• TRIHALOMETHANES – Removed to >99.8%

• INORGANIC MINERALS

Removed to Below Lab Detectable Limits: Chloramine; Chloride; Chlorine Residual (Total Residual Chlorine); Free Chlorine

• HEAVY METALS (HIGH & LOW pH LEVELS)

 Aluminum (>99%); Antimony (>99.9%); Barium (>80%); Beryllium (>99.9%); Bismuth (>99.9%); Cadmium (>99.7%); Cobalt (>95%); Chromium (>99.9%); Chromium 6 (>99.85%); Copper (>99.9%); Iron (>99.9%); Lead (>99.9%); Mercury (>99.9%); Molybdenum (>90%); Nickel (>99.9%); Vanadium (>87.5%); Zinc (>99.9%).

• PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS CONTAMINANTS – Removed to >99.9%

 Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Carbamazepine; Ciprofloxacin HCl; Erythromycin USP; Sulfamethoxazole; Trimethoprim; Bisphenol A; Diclofenac Sodium; 4-para-Nonylphenol; 4-tert-Octylphenol; Primidone; Progestrone; Gemfibrozil; Ibuprofen; Naproxen Sodium; Triclosan.

TESTS

 Pesticides & (Semi) Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Removed to Below Laboratory Detectable Limits

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