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FILTERS  KILL H1N1/HEPATITUS/ANTHRAX/ & CHEMICALS USED FOR  WARFARE  

Brand

OrbElement

OrbElement

Brita*

Pur*

GE*

Product

Pitcher

Bottles

Pitcher

Pitcher

Pitcher

Capacity/Gallons

150

100

40

40

40

Contaminant

Potential Health Effect

Company reported removal percentages per contaminant

Source: EPA BOOKLET EPA #815-K-97-002

N/C = No Claimed Percentages

Chlorine

99.99%

99.99%

98.00%

99.90%

96.00%

LITILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

Acetone

Cancer, leukemia, anemia

96.20%

96.20%

N/C

N/C

N/C

Arochlor 1260 (PCB)

Cancer

94.50%

94.50%

N/C

99.40%

N/C

Benzene

Cancer, leukemia, anemia

99.50%

99.50%

80.00%

97.40%

N/C

Carbon Tetrachloride

Cancer

99.63%

99.63%

N/C

96.90%

N/C

Chlorobenzene

Liver, kidney, nervous sys.damage

99.20%

99.20%

N/C

N/C

N/C

DBCP Dibromochloropropane

Reproductive sys.damage, cancer

99.00%

99.00%

N/C

N/C

N/C

1,1 Dichloroethane

Liver, kidney, nervous system damage

99.80%

99.80%

N/C

N/C

N/C

1,1 Dichloroethylene

Liver, kidney damage, cancer

99.80%

99.80%

N/C

N/C

N/C

cis 1,2 Dichloroethylene

Liver, kidney, circulatory, nervous sys.

99.80%

99.80%

N/C

N/C

N/C

1,1,1 & 2 Trichloroethane

Liver, kidney, nervous sys.damage

99.76%

99.76%

N/C

N/C

N/C

1,2,4 Trichlorobenzene

Liver, kidney damage

99.80%

99.80%

N/C

N/C

N/C

1,2 Dichlorobenzene

Liver, kidney, lung damage, cancer

99.71%

99.71%

N/C

N/C

N/C

1,4 Dichlorobenzene

Cancer

99.71%

99.71%

N/C

N/C

N/C

1,2 Dichloroethane

Cancer

99.80%

99.80%

N/C

N/C

N/C

1,2 Dichloropropane

Liver kidney, circulatory, nervous sys.

99.80%

99.80%

N/C

N/C

N/C

4,4 DDD, 4,4 DDT

Cancer

98.80%

98.80%

N/C

N/C

N/C

Ethylbenzene

Liver, kidney, nervous sys.damage

99.53%

99.53%

N/C

N/C

N/C

Lindane

Liver, kidney, nervous sys.damage

99.00%

99.00%

N/C

92.00%

N/C

MTBE

Cancer

99.80%

99.80%

N/C

96.40%

N/C

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's)

Endocrine disrupter, cancer

94.50%

94.50%

N/C

N/C

N/C

Styrene

Liver, kidney, nervous sys.damage

99.43%

99.43%

N/C

96.90%

N/C

1,1,2,2 Tetrachloroethane

Pending study

99.80%

99.80%

N/C

N/C

N/C

Toluene (Methylbenzene)

Liver, kidney, nervous sys.damage

99.80%

99.80%

71.00%

N/C

N/C

Total Xylene

Liver, kidney, lungs, mucous membrane

99.90%

99.90%

74.00%

N/C

N/C

Trans 1,2 Dichloroethylene

Liver, kidney, circulatory, nervous sys.damage

99.80%

99.80%

N/C

N/C

N/C

Trichloroethylene (TCE)

Cancer

99.76%

99.76%

N/C

N/C

N/C

Vinyl Chloride

Liver, immune system, nerve damage

99.80%

99.80%

N/C

N/C

N/C

TRIHALOMETHANES

Bromodichloromethane

Muscle, nervous sys.damage, cancer

99.73%

99.73%

N/C

N/C

N/C

Bromoform

Muscle, nervous sys.damage, cancer

99.46%

99.46%

N/C

N/C

N/C

Chloroform

Muscle, nervous sys.damage, cancer

99.50%

99.50%

N/C

N/C

N/C

Dibromochloromethane

Muscle, nervous system damage, cancer

99.46%

99.46%

N/C

N/C

N/C

.MICROBIOLOGICAL ORGANISMS

Cryptosporidium

Gastro-enteric diseases

99.90%

99.90%

N/C

99.99%

N/C

Bacteria

Gastro-enteric diseases

99.10%

99.10%

N/C

N/C

N/C

Giardia

Gastro-enteric diseases

99.99%

99.99%

N/C

99.99%

N/C

.INORGANICS

Aluminum

Respiratory, nervous sys.disorders

90.00%

90.00%

N/C

N/C

N/C

Arsenic

Skin, nervous sys.damage

89.90%

89.90%

N/C

N/C

N/C

Cadmium

Kidney damage

85.75%

85.75%

97.00%

N/C

N/C

Chromium

Liver, kidney, circulatory sys.disorders

93.72%

93.72%

N/C

N/C

N/C

Copper

Gastro-enteric diseases

98.50%

98.50%

95.00%

N/C

99.00%

Fluoride

65.00%

65.00%

Trace

N/C

N/C

Lead

Kidney, nervous sys., toxic to infants

99.00%

99.00%

98.00%

99.40%

98.00%

Mercury

Kidney, nervous sys.disorders

99.25%

99.25%

91.00%

85.00%

90.00%

Nitrates & Nitrites

Spleen hemorrhage, diuresis, death

88.43%

88.43%

N/C

N/C

N/C

RADIOLOGICAL

Radon 222

Cancer

99.00%

99.00%

N/C

N/C

N/C

*Information for Brita, PUR and GE performance was compiled in January, 2007 from each company's web site, retail packaging and telephone calls to Company Service Departments. Criteria may not apply to current products manufactured by each company.

Above test results are prior to OrbElement adding BIOSAFE to the filters.

Kill rate and total reduction of Bacteria and Virus is 1-2 log better with BIOSAFE