Natural News tested counter top water filters for their ability to remove toxic heavy metals and elements with radioactive isotopes.
The reason why this is important becomes clear when you look at the info-graphic from the article:
The following brands were tested:
- ZeroWater
- Pur
- Brita Maxtra
- Seychelle
- Culligan
- Mavea
- Waterman Portable Alkaline Water Purifier
They tested mainly for the removal of :
- Aluminum
- Copper
- Arsenic
- Strontium
- Cadmium
- Cesium
- Mercury
- Lead
- Uranium
Have a look here for a video which demonstrates how Mr Mike Adams labs tested all water filters for their effectiveness in terms of removing heavy metals.
You can read the full article here:
The author:
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
Some important quotes form the article:
“Only one filter removed 100% of all aluminum (Zero Water). See full results here. “
Below is a copy of the test results form Mike’s lab.
| Percent REMOVAL of elements from tested water filters | ||||||||||
| Aluminum | Copper | Arsenic | Strontium | Cadmium | Cesium | Mercury | Lead | Uranium | ||
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ZeroWater | 100% | 99.1% | 99.3% | 100% | 99.2% | 100% | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.1% |
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WaterMan | 62.4% | 89.2% | 54.0% | -179.0% | 49.1% | 25.7% | 99.7% | 93.7% | 72.4% |
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Pur | -46.8% | 27.6% | 19.8% | 15.4% | 17.4% | 27.8% | 98.9% | 34.9% | 31.5% |
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Seychelle | -27.9% | 39.9% | 78.4% | 30.2% | 27.8% | 38.7% | 99.6% | 72.0% | 43.2% |
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Culligan | -52.4% | 30.8% | 16.0% | 27.8% | 22.6% | 30.4% | 62.4% | 30.2% | 28.6% |
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Mavea | 8.1% | 18.8% | 18.6% | 2.4% | 9.2% | 15.3% | 85.0% | 23.4% | 22.7% |
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Brita Maxtra | -33.9% | 8.6% | 12.1% | 3.6% | 6.6% | 9.5% | 74.6% | 14.1% | 10.0% |
In his conclusion Mike says the following:
Recommendations and conclusions
Based on the laboratory analysis completed here at Natural News, I can only recommend two water filters in the category of countertop “pitcher” filters.
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The two filters I recommend are:
1) Zero Water
2) Waterman Mini
