Levitt-Safety - What's New. Hazards can exist under desks, on the plant floor, in the air and pretty much any place people work. Timeline of Telecommunications - A. Reverse osmosis? Nsf/ansi standards 42, 53, 58. To NSF/ANSI Standard 53). NSF EXPLAINS WHAT “CERTIFICATION” MEANS. Testing Performed under NSF/ANSI Standards 42 and 53 and in accordance with the California Department of Health Services. Standard for drinking water).

S imple Complete Understanding NSF Standards: Filter Certification is for each contaminant under the applicable Standard. For example, a filter tested under Standard 42 for chlorine is not necessarily tested for chloramine. Standard 42 (aesthetics) applies to these contaminants: Chlorine, Chloramine, Bad Tastes & Odors, Sediment.

How much Sediment / Particulate is reduced under Standard 42 is noted by 'Class' Class I Particulate reduction: to ½ - 1 micron; Class II: 1 to 50 microns. One Micron = 39 millionths of an inch. (Cysts are 3-7 microns, so Class I filters will remove cysts) Standard 53 (health effects) for the reduction of specific health-related contaminants, such as cysts (Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Entamoeba, and Toxoplasma), lead, volatile organic chemicals (VOCs)* including THMs (TTHMs), organics, tannins. And MTBE (methyl tertiary-butyl ether), that may be present in public or private drinking water. * Products certified for reduction of VOCs under Standard 53 will be effective for all of the following contaminants, many of which can be categorized as Pesticides, Herbicides, or Insecticides. The NSF (National Sanitation Foundation) and Water Quality Association set Standards and testing protocol.

To have filters tested by the NSF is quite costly. Therefore, 3rd party laboratories sometimes do the testing according to the NSF protocols. Also, sometimes a company like Selecto will have some of their filters tested by the NSF and others tested by a less costly third party laboratory to validate their own tests, especially since the filter housing, components, and filtration media are identical to the NSF certified filters - the only change being size and volume. They may also have the NSF test for some contaminants, and a third party laboratory test for other contaminants.

This is why one filter may be listed on the NSF site, and another is not. Or why some contaminants are listed on the NSF website and others not. Gt-i9300 Efs Download. For complete data on testing for each filter, click on the picture of that filter to view the cut sheet. Contamin-Eater and Legacy Filter performance Guaranteed!

Selecto Filters are Certified by the NSF or Independently tested by an EPA approved NSF International laboratory to ANSI/NSF Standards 42 & 53, Particulate Class I or II, & Capacity. Standard 42 for Taste 'SMF IC' Filters are the commercial counterpart of the Contamin-Eater Whole House Filters. Selecto water filters are certified by the ANSI/NSF and Water Quality Association for Standard 42. Standard 53 for Health 'SMF IC' Filters are the commercial counterpart of the Contamin-Eater Whole House Filters. Selecto Water Filters pass third party tests in accordance with ANSI/NSF Standard 53.

Contamin-Eater 720 & 720-2 (SMF IC620 & IC620-2) are CERTIFIED by the NSF to Standard 53. If you want to learn more, go to. You may want to check to see if any filter you are considering is listed. EzClearWater.com is an Authorized Distributor for Selecto Scientific, Inc. 3980 Lakefield Court, Suwanee, GA 30024 Selecto is the industry leader in filtration technology and a Proud Member of: © 2007-2010 ezClear Water.

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NSF developed its first drinking water treatment standard in 1973. Today, we test to seven point-of-use/point-of-entry (POU/POE) drinking water treatment standards and have certified thousands of systems and components.

The NSF POU/POE standards address the wide array of drinking water treatment technologies on the market today, including adsorptive medias, ion exchange, reverse osmosis, ceramic filters, pleated filters, ultraviolet (UV), distillation, reduction-oxidation (redox), shower filters and more. Each NSF standard sets thorough health requirements and performance criteria for specific types of products. Contaminant reduction claims can be certified under each standard and can vary according to each water treatment technology capability. Systems that utilize more than one treatment technology may be certified under multiple standards. Filtration Three NSF standards cover filtration systems: NSF/ANSI 42, NSF/ANSI 53 and NSF/ANSI 401. NSF/ANSI 42: Drinking Water Treatment Units - Aesthetic Effects NSF/ANSI 42 establishes the minimum requirements for the certification of POU/POE filtration systems designed to reduce specific aesthetic or non-health-related contaminants (chlorine, taste, odor and particulates) that may be present in public or private drinking water. The scope of NSF/ANSI 42 includes material safety, structural integrity and aesthetic, non-health-related contaminant reduction performance claims.