Black Berkey Elements Remove:
VIRUSES
Exceeds purification standards:
MS2 – Fr Coliphage
PATHOGENIC BACTERIA CYSTS AND PARASITES
Exceeds purification standards:
E. coli – Klebsiella – Pseudomonas Aeruginosa – Giardia – Cryptosporidium – Raoultella Terrigena
TRIHALOMETHANES
Removed to below detectable limits:
Bromodichloromethane – Bromoform – Chloroform – Dibromochloromethane
Health effects: muscle & nervous system disorders, cancer
RADIOLOGICALS
Removed to below detectable limits:
Radon 222
INORGANIC MINERALS
Removed to below detectable limits:
| CONTAMINANT | HEALTH EFFECTS |
| Chlorine Residual | Cancer, Birth Defects |
| Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Removed to below detectable limits |
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| Alachlor Atrazine Benzene Carbofuran Carbon Tetrachloride Chlorine Chlorobenzene Chloroform 2,4-D DBCP p-Dichlorobenzene o-Dichlorobenzene 1, 1-Dichloroethane 1, 2-Dichloroethane 1, 1-Dichloroethylene cis-1, 2-Dichloroethylene Trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene 1, 2-Dichloropropane cis-l,3-Dichloropropylene Dinoseb Endrin Ethylbenzene |
Ethylene Dibromide (EDB) Heptachlor Heptachlor Epoxide Hexachlorobutodiene Hexachlorocyclopentadiene Lindane, Methoxychlor MTBE Pentachlorophenol Simazine Styrene 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane Tetrachloroethylene Toluene 2,4,5-TP (Silvex) 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1,1,1-trichloroethane 1,1,2-trichloroethane Trichloroethylene o-Xylene m-Xylene p-Xylene |
| HEAVY METALS reduced by up to 95%: | |
| CONTAMINANT | HEALTH EFFECTS |
| Lead | kidney, nervous system damage |
| Mercury | kidney, nervous system disorders |
| Aluminum | respiratory, nervous system disorders |
| Cadmium | kidney damage |
| Chromium | liver, kidney, circulatory system disorders |
| Copper | gastro-enteric diseases |
