Black Berkey™ Purification Element Specifications
BLACK BERKEY™ PURIFICATION ELEMENTS
FILTRATION SPECIFICATIONS
Black Berkey™ Purification Elements are more powerful than any other gravity filter element currently available. The Elements have a unique purification capability that is due to their unique structure. The micro- pores within the Black Berkey® Elements are so small that viruses and pathogenic bacteria are simply not able to pass through them.
Many water filters on the market may claim to be a water purifier, but do not 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 99.9999999% 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 >99.999%
Exceeds Purification Standard (Log 4):
MS2 Coliphage – Fr Coliphage
PATHOGENIC BACTERIA SURROGATE >99.9999%
Exceeds Purification Standard (Log 6): Raoultella terrigena
TRIHALOMETHANES – Removed to >99.8%
(Below Lab Detectable Limits):
Bromodichloromethane – Bromoform – Chloroform – Dibromochloromethane
INORGANIC MINERALS
Removed to below Lab Detectable Limits: Chlorine Residual (Total Residual Chlorine)
| Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)Removed to below Lab detectable limits | |
| 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (TCA) 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane 1,1-Dichloroethane (1,1-DCA) 1,1-Dichloroethylene (1,1-DCE) 1,1-Dichloropropene 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene 1,2,3-Trichloropropane 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) 1,2-Dibromoethane 1,2-Dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane (CFC 123a) 1,2-Dichlorobenzene 1,2-Dichlorobenzene-d4 1,2-Dichloroethane 1,2-Dichloropropane 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene 1,3-Dichlorobenzene 1,3-Dichloropropene 1,4-Dichlorobenzene 2,2-Dichloropropane 2,4,5-T 2,4,5-TP (Silver) 2,4-D 2,4-DB 2-Butanone (MEK) 2-Chlorotoluene 2-Hexanone 2-Methyl-2-propanol 3,5-Dichlorobenzoic Acid 3-Hydroxycarbofuran 4-Bromofluorobenzene 4-Chlorotoluene 4-Isopropyltoluene 4-Methyl-2-pentanone 4-Nitrophenol 5-Hydroxydicamba Acetone Acifluorfen Alachlor Aldicarb Aldicarb Sulfone Aldicarb Sulfoxide Aldrin alpha-Chlorodane Ametryn Aroclor (1016, 1221, 1232, 1242, 1248, 1254, 1260) Atraton Atrazine Baygon Bentazon Benzene Bromacil Bromoacetic Acid Bromobenzene Bromochloromethane Bromodichloromethane Bromomethane Bromoform Butachlor Butylate Carbaryl Carbofuran Carbon Tetrachloride Carboxin Chloramben Chlordane Chloroacetic Acid Chlorobenzene Chloroethane Chloroform Chloromethane Chlorpropham cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene cis-1,3-Dichloropropene cis-Nonachlor Cycloate Dacthal Acid Dalapon Diazinona Dibromoacetic Acid Dibromochloropropane (DBCP) Dibromomethane Dicamba |
Dichloroacetic Acid Dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC 12) Dichloromethane Dichlorvos Diclorprop Dieldrin Dinoseb Diphenamid Disulfoton Disulfoton Sulfone Disulfoton Sulfoxidea Endrin EPTC Ethoprop Ethylbenzene Ethylene Dibromide (EDB) Fenamiphos Fenarimol Fluorobenzene Fluridone gamma-Chlorodane Glyphosate Halo acidic Acids (HAA5) Heptachlor Heptachlor Epoxide Hexachlorobenzene Hexachlorobutadiene (CCC) Hexachlorocyclopentadiene Hexazinone Isopropylbenzene (Cumene) Lindane (Gamma-BHC) Merphos Methiocarb Methomyl Methoxychlor Methyl Paraoxon Methyl tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Metolachlor Metribuzin Mevinphos MGK 264 Molinate Monochlorobenzene m-Xylenes Naphthalene Napropamide n-Butylbenzene Norflurazon n-Propylbenzene Oxamyl o-Xylene Pebulate Pentachlorophenol Picloram Prometon Prometryn Pronamidea Propazine p-Xylenes sec-Butylbenzene Simazine Simetryn Stirofos Styrene Tebuthiuron Terbacil Terbufos Terbutryn tert-Butylbenzene Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) Tetrahydrofuran (THF) Thiobencarb Toluene Toxaphene trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene trans-1,3-Dichloropropene trans-Nonachlor Triademefon Tribromoacetic Acid Trichloroacetic Acid Trichloroethene (TCE) Trichloroethylene Trichlorofluoromethane (CFC 11) Tricyclazole Vernolate Vinyl Chloride |
The Black Berkey™ Purification Elements are the leader of gravity-fed water purifiers. Each element is designed to purify approximately 3,000 gallons of water before needing to be replaced; 2 elements in a Berkey system will purify approximately 6,000 gallons of water before replacement is recommended. The Black Berkey™ Purification Elements are sold as a set of two and can be used to upgrade most gravity-fed water filter systems, they are re-cleanable and self sterilizing, and they come with a 2-year, pro-rated warranty.
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