What do Berkey Elements Remove?

What do Black Berkey® Elements Remove?

The powerful Black Berkey®  Elements remove or reduce, pathogenic bacteria, cysts, parasites, harmful or unwanted chemicals such as herbicides, pesticides, uranium,  VOCs, detergents, organic solvents, trihalomethanes, cloudiness, silt, sediment, heavy metals, foul tastes and odors, yet they leave in the healthful and beneficial minerals that your body needs.(see whats removed below)

 
 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION; While the system can efficiently purify raw untreated water, always use the cleanest, clearest water possible.  As an additional precaution, if using a source of water that you believe might contain extreme viral and bacteriological contamination, it recommended by the CDC, EPA and other organizations that approximately 16 drops of plain bleach (sodium hypochlorite) or iodine per gallon to treat the source water before purifying.

This should kill minute pathogens in approximately 30 minutes. The disinfectant will then be removed after cycling the treated water through the Berkey System.

Visit CLOROX.COM on taking ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONS to make raw untreated water as safe as possible to drink.

 

Testing parameters are on new filters -  up to 100 gallons of water cycled previously through them. Performance of Berkey water filtration elements decrease with age, regular red dye tests are recommended especially if using untreated water.


Pathogenic Bacteria (And Surrogates): Removed to >99.9999%
Exceeds purification standard (Log 6)

  • Raoultella terrigena (Pathogenic Bacteria Surrogate)
  • Bacillus atrophaues (Anthrax Surrogate)
  • Salmonella Enterica

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Trihalomethanes: Removed to >99.8%
Below Lab Detectable Limits

  • Bromodichloromethane
  • Bromoform
  • Chloroform
  • Dibromochloromethane

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Inorganic Minerals
Removed to Below Lab Detectable Limits

  • Chloramine
  • Chloride
  • Chlorine Residual (Total Residual Chlorine)
  • Free Chlorine(>99.9%)

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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%)

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    Micro-Organisms: Removed to >99.9%

    •  Fecal Coliform
    • e.Coli

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    Pharmaceutical Drug 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
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    Also removes or reduces:

       
    • Arsenic (>99.9%)
    • Escherichia coli (E. Coli) (>99.999%)
    • Fluorene (>99.9%)
    • Manganese (>99.9%)
    • MBAS (>96.67%)
      		•
    • Nitrites (>95%)
    • PCB s (>99.9%)
    • *Petroleum Products >99.9%)
    • Selenium (>99.9%)
    • Thallium (>99.5%)
      		•
    • Rust
    • Silt
    • Sediment
    • Turbidity
    • Foul Tastes and Odors
      		•
      *Petroleum products include; Gasoline, Diesel, Crude Oil, Kerosene, Mineral Spirits, Refined Oil
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      Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
      Removed to below Lab detectable limits

       
    • Alachlor
    • 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 (Silvex)
    • 2,4-D
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    • 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)
    • Diazinona
    • Dibromomethane
    • Dicamba
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    •  VOC removal cont..
    • Dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC 12)
    • Dichloroacetic Acid
    • 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
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    • 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
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      Nuclear contamination

      The Gravity Black Berkey Purification Elements reduce the Gross Beta concentration in the tap water by at least 95.3 %. The EPA limit for Gross Beta is 15 pCi/L; the Gravity Black Berkey Filter meets the EPA requirements for drinking water.

      Gross Beta emitters that are removed:

       Actinium 227

      Californium 251 and 252

      Cesium 137

      Cobalt 60

      Iodine129 and 131

      Lead 210

      Nickel 63

      Promethium 145

      Strontium 90

      Technetium 99