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PERFORMANCE DATA SHEET
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Read this Performance Data Sheet and compare the capabilities of this unit with your
actual water treatment needs. It is recommended that, before purchasing a water treatment unit, you have
your water supply tested to determine your actual water treatment needs.
BRITA ® FAUCET FILTRATION SYSTEM
MODEL OPFF-100 WITH FILTER FR-200
SUBSTANCE
REDUCTION U.S. EPA
Level
*
/
NSF Max.
Permissible
Product Water
Concentration
HEALTH
CANADA
GUIDELINE
TESTING PARAMETERS
Influent Challenge
Concentration
Filter Effluent Percent Reduction
Alkalinity
(ppm
CaCO
3
)
Temp.
(°C)
pH
Actual NSF Target Average Maximum Average Minimum
NSF/ANSI Standard 53 – Health Effects
Asbestos 90 a 10–100 a <0.17 a <0.17 a >99% >99% 7 a /99% b N.A. N.A. 19 7.4
Lead 150 ppb 150±15 ppb <1 ppb <1 ppb >99.3% >99.3% 15 ppb c /10 ppb 10 ppb d 18 21 6.5
Lead 150 ppb 150±15 ppb <1 ppb <1 ppb >99.3% >99.3% 15 ppb c /10 ppb 10 ppb d 100 20 8.4
Cysts
e
115,000
e ≥
50,000
e
<1
e
<1
e
>99.99% >99.99% 99.9%
f
/99.95% N.A. N.A. 21 7.3
Alachlor 40 ppb 40±4 ppb <1 ppb <1 ppb >97.5% >97.5% 2 ppb N.A. N.A. 20 7.2
Atrazine 8.4 ppb 9±0.9 ppb <0.5 ppb <0.5 ppb >94.1% >94.1% 3 ppb 5 ppb d N.A. 20 7.4
Benzene 16 ppb 15±1.5 ppb <0.5 ppb <0.5 ppb >96.8% >96.8% 5 ppb 5 ppb d N.A. 20 7.4
Carbofuran 77 ppb 80±8 ppb <1 ppb <1 ppb >98.7% >98.7% 40 ppb 90 ppb d N.A. 20 7.4
Carbon tetrachloride 14 ppb 15±1.5 ppb <0.5 ppb <0.5 ppb >96.5% >96.5% 5 ppb 5 ppb d N.A. 20 7.4
Chlordane 44 ppb 40±4 ppb 0.2 ppb 0.2 ppb 99.5% 99.5% 2 ppb N.A. N.A. 22 7.5
Chlorobenzene 2.0 ppm 2.0±0.2 ppm <0.002 ppm <0.019 ppm 99.9% 99% 0.1 ppm 0.08 ppm d N.A. 20 7.3
o -Dichlorobenzene 1.8 ppm 1.8±0.18 ppm <0.0005 ppm <0.0005 ppm >99.9% >99.9% 0.6 ppm 0.2 ppm d N.A. 21 7.4
2,4-D 210 ppb 210±21 ppb 0.1 ppb 0.2 ppb 99.9% 99.9% 70 ppb 100 ppb d N.A. 20 7.4
Endrin 6.6 ppb 6±0.6 ppb <0.2 ppb <0.2 ppb >97% >97% 2 ppb N.A. N.A. 21 7.6
Ethylbenzene 2.2 ppm 2.1±0.21 ppm 0.0007 ppm 0.0031 ppm 99.9% 99.8% 0.7 ppm
≤
0.0024 ppm h N.A. 21 7.4
Lindane 2.0 ppb 2±0.2 ppb <0.02 ppb <0.02 ppb >99% >99% 0.2 ppb N.A. N.A. 20 7.4
Methoxychlor 120 ppb 120±12 ppb 0.4 ppb 0.7 ppb 99.7% 99.4% 40 ppb 900 ppb d N.A. 22 7.4
Simazine 11 ppb 12±1.2 ppb 1.4 ppb 4 ppb 87% 62% 4 ppb 10 ppb d N.A. 20 7.6
Styrene 1.9 ppm 2.0±0.2 ppm <0.0005 ppm <0.0005 ppm >99.9% >99.9% 0.1 ppm N.A. N.A. 20 7.2
Tetrachloroethylene 16 ppb 15±1.5 ppb <0.5 ppb <0.5 ppb >96.9% >96.9% 5 ppb 30 ppb d N.A. 20 7.4
Toluene 3.1 ppm 3.0±0.3 ppm <0.0005 ppm <0.0005 ppm >99.9% >99.9% 1 ppm
≤
0.024 ppm h N.A. 20 7.2
Toxaphene 16 ppb 15±1.5 ppb <1 ppb <1 ppb >93.6% >93.6% 3 ppb N.A. N.A. 20 7.3
Trichloroethylene 310 ppb 300±30 ppb <0.5 ppb <0.5 ppb >99.8% >99.8% 5 ppb 5 ppb d N.A. 21 7.3
TTHM 470 ppb 450±90 ppb 4.7 ppb 18 ppb 99% 96.1% 80 ppb 100 ppb
g
N.A. 22 7.4
Turbidity 11 NTU i 11±1 NTU i 0.2 NTU i 0.3 NTU i 98.4% 97.2% 0.3–1.0 NTU
i,k /
0.5 NTU i
0.1–1 NTU i,k N.A. 22 7.3
VOC 300 ppb 300±30 ppb 0.7 ppb 3.9 ppb 99.8% 98.7% N.A. N.A. N.A. 22 7.5
NSF/ANSI Standard 42 – Aesthetic Effects
Chlorine
taste and odor
2.0 ppm 2.0±0.2 ppm 0.05 ppm 0.05 ppm 97.5% 97.5% N.A./50% b N.A. N.A. 20 7.4
Particulate (Class I,
0.5–1.0 µm)
8,700,000 l
≥
10,000 l 21,000 l 27,000 l 99.8% 99.6% N.A./85% b N.A. N.A. 20 7.3
*
The U.S. EPA Levels are Maximum Contaminant
Levels (MCLs) and are the same as the
NSF Maximum Permissible Product Water
Concentration unless noted otherwise.
a
Measurements in million fibers/L;
fibers >10 µm in length.
b
NSF minimum permissible percent reduction.
c U.S. EPA Action Level.
d Health Canada Maximum Acceptable
Concentration (MAC).
e Testing with live Cryptosporidium oocysts.
Measurements in oocysts/L.
f U.S. EPA minimum percent reduction by
treatment technique.
g Health Canada Interim Maximum Acceptable
Concentration (IMAC).
h Health Canada Aesthetic Objective (AO).
i NTU = Nephelometric Turbidity Units.
k Level by treatment technique.
l Particulate measurements in particles/mL.
N.A. = Not applicable.