Contaminants Multi-Pure Removes

What specific contaminants are Multi-Pure Drinking Water Systems certified by NSF to reduce?

NSF® has tested and certified Multi-Pure® Drinking Water Systems to reduce the contaminants listed below to within the limitations set by the established standards (note that the maximum rate of reduction that NSF® will certify is 99%).

Contaminants limits set by NSF/ANSI Standard 42 (Aesthetic Effects):

• Chloramine
• Chlorine
• Particulate matter, Class I (0.5 to < 1 micron)

Contaminants limits set by NSF/ANSI Standard 53 (Health Effects):

• Arsenic V (only the Multi-Pure® MP880 series and MP750PlusRO systems are certified to reduce Arsenic V)
• Asbestos
• Chlordane
• Cyst (Giardia, Cryptosporidium, Entamoeba, Toxoplasma)
• Lead (pH 6.5, pH 8.5)
• Mercury (pH 6.5, pH 8.5)
• MTBE
• PCB (Polychlorinated biphenyls)
• Toxaphene
• Turbidity
• VOC (Volatile Organic Chemicals):
  • Alachlor
  • Atrazine
  • Benzene
  • Carbofuran
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloropicrin
  • 2,4-D
  • Dibromochloropropane
  • o-Dichlorobenzene
  • p-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethylene
  • cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
  • trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
  • 1,2 Dichloropropane
  • cis-1,3-Dichloropropylene
  • Dinoseb
  • Endrin
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Ethylene Dibromide (EDB)
  • Haloacetonitriles (HAN):
    • Bromochloroacetonitrile
    • Dibromoacetonitrile
    • Dichloroacetonitrile
    • Trichloroacetonitrile
  • Haloketones (HK):
    • 1,1-dichloro-2-propanone
    • 1,1,1-trichloro-2-propanone
  • Heptachlor
  • Heptachlor Epoxide
  • Hexachlorobutadiene
  • Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
  • Lindane
  • Methoxychlor
  • Pentachlorophenol
  • Simazine
  • Styrene
  • 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
  • Tetrachloroethylene
  • Toluene
  • 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)
  • Tribromoacetic acid
  • 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
  • Trichloroethylene
  • Trihalomethanes (TTHM):
    • Chloroform (surrogate chemical)
    • Bromoform
    • Bromodichloromethane
    • Dibromochloromethane
  • Xylenes (total)