Performance Data Sheet - Brita SAFF-100 User Manual

PERFORMANCE DATA SHEET

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
actual water treatment needs. It is recommended that, before purchasing a water treatment unit, you have your
water supply tested to determine your actual water treatment needs.
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BRITA FAUCET FILTRATION SYSTEM
MODEL SAFF-100 WITH FILTER FR-200
Influent Challenge
SUBSTANCE
Concentration
Actual
NSF/ANSI Standard 53 – Health Effects
a
Asbestos 90
Lead 150 ppb
Lead 150 ppb
Alachlor 40 ppb
Atrazine 8.4 ppb
Benzene 16 ppb
Carbofuran 77 ppb
Carbon tetrachloride 14 ppb
Chlordane 44 ppb
Chlorobenzene 2.0 ppm
o-Dichlorobenzene 1.8 ppm 1.8±0.18 ppm <0.0005 ppm <0.0005 ppm >99.9% >99.9%
2,4-D 210 ppb
Endrin 6.6 ppb
Ethylbenzene 2.2 ppm 2.1±0.21 ppm 0.0007 ppm 0.0031 ppm
Lindane 2.0 ppb
Methoxychlor 120 ppb
Simazine 11 ppb
Styrene 1.9 ppm
Tetrachloroethylene 16 ppb
Toluene 3.1 ppm
Toxaphene 16 ppb
Trichloroethylene 310 ppb
TTHM 470 ppb
i
Turbidity 11 NTU
VOC 300 ppb
NSF/ANSI Standard 42 – Aesthetic Effects
Chlorine
2.0 ppm
taste and odor
Particulate (Class I,
8,700,000
0.5–1.0 µm)
* The U.S. EPA Levels are Maximum Contaminant
Levels (MCLs) and are the same as the
NSF Maximum Permissible Product Water
Concentration unless noted otherwise.
a
Measurements in million fibers/L;
fibers >10 µm in length.
b
NSF minimum permissible percent reduction.
c
U.S. EPA Action Level.
Read this Performance Data Sheet and compare the capabilities of this unit with your
REDUCTION
Filter Effluent
NSF Target Average
a a
10–100 <0.17
150±15 ppb <1 ppb
150±15 ppb <1 ppb
40±4 ppb <1 ppb
9±0.9 ppb <0.5 ppb
15±1.5 ppb <0.5 ppb
80±8 ppb <1 ppb
15±1.5 ppb <0.5 ppb
40±4 ppb 0.2 ppb
2.0±0.2 ppm <0.002 ppm <0.019 ppm
210±21 ppb 0.1 ppb
6±0.6 ppb <0.2 ppb
2±0.2 ppb <0.02 ppb
120±12 ppb 0.4 ppb
12±1.2 ppb 1.4 ppb
2.0±0.2 ppm <0.0005 ppm <0.0005 ppm >99.9% >99.9%
15±1.5 ppb <0.5 ppb
3.0±0.3 ppm <0.0005 ppm <0.0005 ppm >99.9% >99.9%
15±1.5 ppb <1 ppb
300±30 ppb <0.5 ppb
450±90 ppb 4.7 ppb
i i
11±1 NTU 0.2 NTU
300±30 ppb 0.7 ppb
2.0±0.2 ppm 0.05 ppm
l l l
21,000
≥10,000
d
Health Canada Maximum Acceptable
Concentration (MAC).
f
U.S. EPA minimum percent reduction by
treatment technique.
g
Health Canada Interim Maximum Acceptable
Concentration (IMAC).
h
Health Canada Aesthetic Objective (AO).
Percent Reduction
Maximum Average Minimum
a
<0.17 >99% >99%
<1 ppb >99.3% >99.3% 15 ppb
<1 ppb >99.3% >99.3% 15 ppb
<1 ppb >97.5% >97.5%
<0.5 ppb >94.1% >94.1%
<0.5 ppb >96.8% >96.8%
<1 ppb >98.7% >98.7%
<0.5 ppb >96.5% >96.5%
0.2 ppb 99.5% 99.5%
99.9% 99%
0.2 ppb 99.9% 99.9%
<0.2 ppb >97% >97%
99.9% 99.8%
<0.02 ppb >99% >99%
0.7 ppb 99.7% 99.4%
4 ppb 87% 62%
<0.5 ppb >96.9% >96.9%
<1 ppb >93.6% >93.6%
<0.5 ppb >99.8% >99.8%
18 ppb 99% 96.1%
i
0.3 NTU 98.4% 97.2%
3.9 ppb 99.8% 98.7%
0.05 ppm 97.5% 97.5%
l
27,000 99.8% 99.6%
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U.S. EPA
Level * /
HEALTH
NSF Max.
CANADA
Permissible
GUIDELINE
Product Water
Concentration
a b
7 /99% N.A.
c d
/10 ppb 10 ppb
c d
/10 ppb 10 ppb
2 ppb N.A.
d
3 ppb 5 ppb
d
5 ppb 5 ppb
d
40 ppb 90 ppb
d
5 ppb 5 ppb
2 ppb N.A.
d
0.1 ppm 0.08 ppm
d
0.6 ppm 0.2 ppm
d
70 ppb 100 ppb
2 ppb N.A.
h
0.7 ppm ≤0.0024 ppm
0.2 ppb N.A.
d
40 ppb 900 ppb
d
4 ppb 10 ppb
0.1 ppm N.A.
d
5 ppb 30 ppb
h
1 ppm ≤0.024 ppm
3 ppb N.A.
d
5 ppb 5 ppb
g
80 ppb 100 ppb
i,k
0.3–1.0 NTU /
i,k
0.1–1 NTU
i
0.5 NTU
N.A. N.A.
b
N.A./50% N.A.
b
N.A./85% N.A.
i
NTU = Nephelometric Turbidity Units.
k
Level by treatment technique.
l
Particulate measurements in particles/mL.
N.A. = Not applicable.
TESTING PARAMETERS
Alkalinity
Temp.
(ppm pH
(°C)
CaCO )
3
N.A. 19 7.4
18 21 6.5
100 20 8.4
N.A. 20 7.2
N.A. 20 7.4
N.A. 20 7.4
N.A. 20 7.4
N.A. 20 7.4
N.A. 22 7.5
N.A. 20 7.3
N.A. 21 7.4
N.A. 20 7.4
N.A. 21 7.6
N.A. 21 7.4
N.A. 20 7.4
N.A. 22 7.4
N.A. 20 7.6
N.A. 20 7.2
N.A. 20 7.4
N.A. 20 7.2
N.A. 20 7.3
N.A. 21 7.3
N.A. 22 7.4
N.A. 22 7.3
N.A. 22 7.5
N.A. 20 7.4
N.A. 20 7.3