Berkey Water Dealer
What is Berkey Water Filtration?
Optimized Living Institute is an authorized Berkey distributor.
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Not only will we be offering Berkey filtered water in our office,
but we will also offer practice members a discount on buying a Berkey filtration system of their own!
The Black Berkey® Purification Elements can be classified as water purifiers because they remove 99.9999999% of pathogenic bacteria and 99.999% of viruses, which greatly exceeds the standard.
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Tested by: State and EPA accredited laboratories to exceed NSF/ANSI Standard 53.
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Tested & confirmed to remove or greatly reduce the
contaminants listed below:
VIRUSES – Removed to >99.999% (Log 5)
Exceeds Purification Standard (Log 4):
MS2 Coliphage ; Fr Coliphage.
PATHOGENIC BACTERIA (AND SURROGATES) –
Removed to >99.9999999%
Exceeds Purification Standard (Log 6):
Bacillus atrophaeus (Anthrax surrogate);
Raoultella terrigena (Pathogenic Bacteria Surrogate);
Salmonella Enterica.
TRIHALOMETHANES – Removed to >99.8%
(Below Lab Detectable Limits): Bromodichloromethane ; Bromoform ; Chloroform ; Dibromochloromethane.
INORGANIC MINERALS
Removed to Below Lab Detectable Limits: Chloramine; Chloride; Chlorine Residual (Total Residual Chlorine); Free Chlorine
HEAVY METALS (HIGH & LOW pH LEVELS)
Aluminum (>99%); Antimony (>99.9%); Barium (>80%); Beryllium (>99.9%); Bismuth (>99.9%); Cadmium (>99.7%); Cobalt (>95%); Chromium (>99.9%); Chromium 6 (>99.85%); Copper (>99.9%); Iron (>99.9%); Lead (>99.9%); Mercury (>99.9%); Molybdenum (>90%); Nickel (>99.9%); Vanadium (>87.5%); Zinc (>99.9%).
PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS CONTAMINANTS – Removed to >99.9%
Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Carbamazepine; Ciprofloxacin HCl; Erythromycin USP; Sulfamethoxazole; Trimethoprim; Bisphenol A; Diclofenac Sodium; 4-para-Nonylphenol; 4-tert-Octylphenol; Primidone; Progestrone; Gemfibrozil; Ibuprofen; Naproxen Sodium; Triclosan.
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PESTICIDES & (SEMI) VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCs):
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What all does Berkey purify?
ALSO REMOVES OR REDUCES:
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Arsenic (>99.9%);
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Escherichia coli (E. Coli) (>99.999%);
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Fluorene (>99.9%);
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Manganese (>99.9%);
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MBAS (>96.67%);
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Nitrites (>95%);
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PCB’s (>99.9%);
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Petroleum Products (Gasoline, Diesel, Crude Oil, Kerosene, Mineral Spirits, Refined Oil- All >99.9%);
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Selenium (>99.9%);
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Thallium (>99.5%);
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Rust; Silt; Sediment; Turbidity; Foul Tastes and Odors.
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2014 Black Berkey Independent Laboratory Test Results
Black Berkey Microbiological Test Results
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Black Berkey Organic Test Results
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Black Berkey Inorganic Test Results
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