Black Berkey Purification Elements

Black Berkey® Purification Elements are more powerful than any other gravity filter element currently available. In fact, we tested the Black Berkey® purification elements with more than 10,000 times the concentration of pathogens per liter than is required by standard test protocol. This concentration of pathogens is so great that the post filtered water should be expected to contain 100,000 or more pathogens per liter (99.99% reduction - the requirement for pathogenic removal). Incredibly the purification elements removed 100%. Absolutely no pathogens were cultured from the effluent or were able to be detected, even under an electron microscope, setting a new standard in water purification.

Black Berkey® Purification Elements are so powerful, they can remove food coloring from water without removing the beneficial minerals your body needs. Virtually no other filtration element can duplicate this performance.

The powerful Black Berkey® Purification Elements also remove or reduce pathogenic cysts, parasites, harmful or unwanted chemicals such as herbicides and pesticides, VOCs, detergents, organic solvents, trihalomethanes, cloudiness, silt, sediment, nitrates, nitrites, heavy metals, foul tastes and odors, yet they leave in the healthful and beneficial minerals that your body needs and....

Because Black Berkey® Purification Elements fit most gravity flters, existing gravity filtration systems can be upgraded. This vastly improves their ability to remove unwanted contaminates.

PATHOGENIC BACTERIA, CYSTS, AND PARASITES such as: E. coli - Klebsiella - Pseudomonas Aeruginosa - Giardia - Cryptosporidium are removed to non-detectable levels.

TRIHALOMETHANES such as Bromodichloromethane - Bromoform - Chloroform - Dibromochloromethane can have health effects such as muscle & nervous system disorders and cancer are removed to below detectable limits.

RADIOLOGICALS such as Radon 222 are removed to below detectable limits.

INORGANIC MINERALS such as Chlorine Residual can have health effects such as Cancer and Birth Defects are removed to below detectable limits.

These Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) listed below are removed to below detectable limits.
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

The HEAVY METALS listed below are reduced by up to 95 percent. 
Lead - Which can cause kidney and nervous system damage
Mercury - Which can cause kidney and nervous system disorders
Aluminum - Which can cause respiratory, nervous system disorders
Cadmium - Which can cause kidney damage
Chromium - Which can cause liver, kidney, circulatory system disorders
Copper - Which can cause gastro-enteric diseases

These Black Berkey® Purification Elements also remove or reduce:  Nitrates, Nitrites, Rust, Silt and Sediment.

No need for expensive disposable filters. Black Berkey® Purification Elements are re-cleanable. When the flow rate decreases simply brush the Black Berkey® Purification Elements with a ScotchBrite® pad under running water, reinstall and your system is again ready to purify water. Each durable and efficient purification element will last for up to 3,000 gallons (6,000 gallons per set of two) and provide years of efficient water purification. What's more, the unique Black Berkey® Purification Elements are self-sterilizing.

The Black Berkey® Purification Element formulation has been tested by State & EPA accredited laboratories to exceed EPA & ANSI/NSF (Std. 53) protocol.