Berkey Water Dealer
What is Berkey Water Filtration?
Optimized Living Institute is an authorized Berkey distributor.
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.
Tested by: State and EPA accredited laboratories to exceed NSF/ANSI Standard 53.
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.
PESTICIDES & (SEMI) VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCs):
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.
2014 Black Berkey Independent Laboratory Test Results
Black Berkey Microbiological Test Results
Black Berkey Organic Test Results
Black Berkey Inorganic Test Results