The Berkey water filter is a countertop gravity filtration system. It’s compact enough to take on travel or camping trips without taking up too much room, making it an easy addition.
Black BerkeyTM purification elements mechanically extract and reduce pathogenic bacteria (including E coli), parasites, harmful chemicals like chlorine and herbicides, VOCs, detergents, organic solvents, trihalomethanes as well as foul tastes and odors from water supplies.
Microfiltration
The black filter elements contain a proprietary media formulation with special adsorption and absorption properties that enable them to remove more contaminants than home drinking water filtration systems that only remove taste, odor and bacteria. Instead, these filters also reduce harmful viruses, parasites and cysts along with heavy metals like lead and mercury as well as volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) like dichlorobenzene, trichloroethylene, MTBE and radiological contaminants – and all without electricity being required! Additionally, gravity driven filtration allows this process so no electricity is necessary!
The Berkey system employs activated carbon with strong affinity for chlorine and chloramine molecules, eliminating their unpleasant taste, odor, and potential health risks associated with exposure. Ion exchange also removes heavy metals by replacing them with less harmful sodium and potassium ions – it even removes fluoride, which research has suggested contributes to autism spectrum disorder symptoms in children as well as lower IQ scores in general. Together these processes offer unparalleled contaminant removal – as do microfiltration, adsorption, and ion exchange to create an unparalleled contaminant removal solution – to make Berkey the ultimate in its performance!
Adsorption
Berkey water filters are gravity-fed filters that don’t rely on electricity to operate, making them incredibly portable and perfect for vacation or camping trips. In emergencies when access to clean drinking water may be limited, Berkeys provide another valuable resource.
These water filters remove viruses, harmful pathogenic bacteria, cysts, parasites and chemical contaminants including heavy metals like lead and mercury as well as herbicides, VOCs, trihalomethanes pesticides nitrates nitrites chlorine from tap water – they even remove fluoride added to many public systems in the US!
Black Berkey elements are BPA-free and constructed of stainless steel for ease of setup and use, making them one of the easiest water filters on the market to set up and use. I highly recommend them and New Millennium Concepts offers them. Black Berkey filters have an estimated filter life span of up to 6,000 gallons before needing replacing!
Ionic Absorption
Berkey filters can quickly filter and remove harmful pathogens, herbicides, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, heavy metals and fluoride from water sources – unlike store-bought filters which remove beneficial minerals in your water – meaning less frequent replacement needs and longer filter life span.
Black Berkey elements contain ions that attract and absorb contaminant molecules into them, creating an extended contact period and surface tension, drawing contaminants deep into their microscopic passages until they can no longer be absorbed by these elements.
As they pass along the “tortuous path” of elements, pathogenic bacteria, cysts, parasites and detergents are exposed to an ionic charge which draws and holds onto them until they can no longer pass through. This allows Black Berkey elements to remove pathogenic bacteria such as cysts and parasites as well as detergents, nitrates/nitrites/heavy metals/foul tastes/odors; plus chlorine herbicides volatile organic compounds and trihalomethanes as well as toxic elements like chlorine herbicides etc.
Extended Contact Time
Black Berkey purification elements feature extremely fine pores that are suitable for filtering out viruses and are bacteriostatic, while they can also filter fluoride when combined with the optional PF-2 Elements.
Berkey Filters operate using gravity feed filtration technology, providing water purification without electricity during emergencies or natural disasters. They can also be used on potable (drinking) water sources like tap or well.
A set of two filters can filter 6000 gallons, which equates to about 6 years’ drinking water for an average household with 2 people who each consume half gallon each day. For optimal performance, we suggest priming the Black Berkey elements first by running water through cloth like bed sheet, bandanna, or shirt to open up pores and improve filtration speed – this can be done through running through bed sheets, bandanas or shirts for maximum effect.
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