Description:

At the core of the highly effective gravity feed filtration offered by Berkey filters are the Black Berkey Purification Water Filter Elements, special cartridges that provide powerful cleansing action without the need for water pressure or electricity.
    
These elements are stronger than any other currently available gravity feed element. The Black Berkey has been tested with 10,000 times the concentration of pathogens than is required for the standard filter test, and eliminated 99.9999% of them.
   
Note: the Black Berkey elements are not only useful in Berkey filters, but can be used in many other gravity feed filtration systems also. This allows upgrading of those systems to a much higher level of effectiveness than their proprietary filters offer.

• Removes 99.999% of viruses, such as MS-2 Fr Coliphage.
• Removes 99.9999% of bacteria, parasites, and cysts, including Giardia, cryptosporidium, E. coli, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Raoultella terrigena, etc.
• Reduces trihalomethanes like bromodichloromethane, bromoform, chloroform, and dibromochloromethane, which affect the muscles and nervous system, below measurable levels.
• Removes radon 222 and inorganic minerals.
• Prevents kidney, liver, and nervous system damage by removing 95% of heavy metals like lead, mercury, copper, aluminum, chromium, and cadmium.
• Removes dozens of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to below measurable levels.
• Cleans the water of rust, sediment, sand, particles, odors, and foul tastes.

VIRUSES >99.999%
Exceeds purification standards:
MS2 - Fr Coliphage

PATHOGENIC BACTERIA, CYSTS AND PARASITES >99.9999%
Exceeds purification standards:
E. Coli - Klebsiella - Pseudomonas Aeruginosa - Giardia - Cryptosporidium - Raoultella Terrigena

TRIHALOMETHANES
Removed to below detectable limits:
(Health effects: muscle & nervous system disorders, cancer)
Bromodichloromethane - Bromoform - Chloroform - Dibromochloromethane

RADIOLOGICALS
Removed to below detectable limits:
Radon 222

INORGANIC MINERALS
Removed to below detectable limits:

CONTAMINANT            HEALTH EFFECTS
Chlorine Residual             cancer, birth defects