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Seychelle Water Filters - Composite Test Results
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Feb-09 |
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Percent Reduction |
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Advanced |
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| ORGANICS - VOC'S |
TEST ( A ) |
TEST ( B ) |
TEST ( C ) |
TEST (D) |
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| Bromodichlormethan* |
98.40 |
99.70 |
n/a |
88.10 |
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| Bromoform* |
99.44 |
99.80 |
n/a |
91.20 |
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| Acetone |
96.20 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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| Benzene |
98.84 |
99.70 |
n/a |
88.00 |
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| Chloroform* |
98.52 |
99.60 |
n/a |
n/a |
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| Chlorobenzene |
99.20 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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| Dibromochloromethane* |
98.08 |
99.80 |
n/a |
94.20 |
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| Carbon
Terrachloride |
99.56 |
99.80 |
n/a |
88.00 |
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| 1.2-1.3-1.4-
Dichlorobenzene |
99.80 |
99.70 |
n/a |
n/a |
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| 1.1-1.2-
Dichloromethane |
98.24 |
99.70 |
n/a |
n/a |
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| 1.1-1.2-
Dichloroehtylene |
98.81 |
99.70 |
n/a |
n/a |
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| Ethyl benzene |
99.52 |
99.80 |
n/a |
88.00 |
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| Styrene |
99.72 |
99.80 |
n/a |
n/a |
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| MTBE |
99.80 |
n/a |
n/a |
99.00 |
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| 1.1,1-1.1.2-
Trichlorothane |
99.76 |
99.70 |
n/a |
88.00 |
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| Trichloroethylene |
99.20 |
99.80 |
n/a |
n/a |
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| Toluene |
99.16 |
99.80 |
n/a |
87.60 |
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| Total Xylenes |
99.61 |
99.80 |
n/a |
88.00 |
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| Gamma BHC
(Lindane) |
98.00 |
98.00 |
n/a |
93.30 |
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| Heptachlor |
90.90 |
99.00 |
n/a |
96.70 |
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| Endrin |
99.00 |
99.00 |
n/a |
94.40 |
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| Ethylene
Dibromide (EDB) |
95.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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| Dibromochloromethane
(DBCP) |
98.00 |
99.80 |
n/a |
94.20 |
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| Heptachlor -
Epoxide |
99.86 |
99.90 |
n/a |
96.70 |
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| 4.4-DDD and
DDT |
98.80 |
98.00 |
n/a |
96.70 |
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| Methoxychlor |
90.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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| PCB's
Arochlor-1260 |
94.50 |
95.00 |
n/a |
96.70 |
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| INORGANICS
- HEAVY METALS |
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| Aluminum |
90.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
70.00 |
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| Arsenic |
88.90 |
99.00 |
n/a |
28.80 |
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| Cadmium |
99.50 |
36.00 |
n/a |
94.80 |
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| Chlorine
Residual |
BDL |
87.60 |
n/a |
99.60 |
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| Chromium 6 |
99.87 |
96.10 |
n/a |
n/a |
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| Copper |
95.00 |
80.40 |
n/a |
75.00 |
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| Fluoride |
65.00 |
90.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
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| Lead |
97.50 |
97.50 |
n/a |
75.00 |
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| Mercury |
99.60 |
98.00 |
n/a |
77.10 |
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| Nitrate &
Nitrite |
88.43 |
95.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
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| Radon 222 |
99.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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| Total
Suspended Solids |
99.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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| Turbidity |
85.60 |
97.30 |
n/a |
n/a |
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| BIOLOGICALS |
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| Giardia |
99.99 |
n/a |
n/a |
99.9999 |
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| Cryptosporidium |
99.90 |
n/a |
n/a |
99.9999 |
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| Cholera |
n/a |
n/a |
99.90 |
n/a |
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| E-Coli |
n/a |
n/a |
99.90 |
99.9999 |
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| Salmonella |
n/a |
n/a |
99.90 |
n/a |
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| Anthrax |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
99.9999 |
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| Test Groups |
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| ( A ) |
County of Los Angeles - CTL - BioVir -
National Testing (Four laboratories from 1996 to 2001) |
| ( B ) |
County of Los Angeles, 2006 |
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| ( C ) |
South Africa ( SABS), 2005 |
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| ( D ) |
United Kingdom Environmental Agency,
2005 |
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| Notes: |
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| * Compounds listed are Trihalomethanes |
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| Labs tested for different contaminants using EPA protocols and NSF Standard 42 and 53. |
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| N/A means that the lab did not test this contaminant. |
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