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.
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FAUCET FILTRATION SYSTEM
BRITA
MODEL OPFF-100 WITH FILTER FR-200
Influent Challenge
SUBSTANCE
Concentration
Actual
NSF Target
NSF/ANSI Standard 53 – Health Effects
Asbestos
90
a
Lead
150 ppb
150±15 ppb
Lead
150 ppb
150±15 ppb
≥50,000
Cysts
e
115,000
e
Alachlor
40 ppb
40±4 ppb
Atrazine
8.4 ppb
9±0.9 ppb
Benzene
16 ppb
15±1.5 ppb
Carbofuran
77 ppb
80±8 ppb
Carbon tetrachloride
14 ppb
15±1.5 ppb
Chlordane
44 ppb
40±4 ppb
Chlorobenzene
2.0 ppm 2.0±0.2 ppm <0.002 ppm <0.019 ppm
o-Dichlorobenzene
1.8 ppm 1.8±0.18 ppm <0.0005 ppm <0.0005 ppm >99.9% >99.9%
2,4-D
210 ppb
210±21 ppb
Endrin
6.6 ppb
6±0.6 ppb
Ethylbenzene
2.2 ppm 2.1±0.21 ppm 0.0007 ppm 0.0031 ppm
Lindane
2.0 ppb
2±0.2 ppb
Methoxychlor
120 ppb
120±12 ppb
Simazine
11 ppb
12±1.2 ppb
Styrene
1.9 ppm 2.0±0.2 ppm <0.0005 ppm <0.0005 ppm >99.9% >99.9%
Tetrachloroethylene
16 ppb
15±1.5 ppb
Toluene
3.1 ppm 3.0±0.3 ppm <0.0005 ppm <0.0005 ppm >99.9% >99.9%
Toxaphene
16 ppb
15±1.5 ppb
Trichloroethylene
310 ppb
300±30 ppb
TTHM
470 ppb
450±90 ppb
Turbidity
11 NTU
i
11±1 NTU
VOC
300 ppb
300±30 ppb
NSF/ANSI Standard 42 – Aesthetic Effects
Chlorine
2.0 ppm 2.0±0.2 ppm
taste and odor
Particulate (Class I,
l
8,700,000
0.5–1.0 µm)
* 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.
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REDUCTION
Filter Effluent
Average
Maximum
10–100
a
<0.17
a
<0.17
<1 ppb
<1 ppb
<1 ppb
<1 ppb
e
<1
e
<1
e
<1 ppb
<1 ppb
<0.5 ppb
<0.5 ppb
<0.5 ppb
<0.5 ppb
<1 ppb
<1 ppb
<0.5 ppb
<0.5 ppb
0.2 ppb
0.2 ppb
0.1 ppb
0.2 ppb
<0.2 ppb
<0.2 ppb
<0.02 ppb
<0.02 ppb
0.4 ppb
0.7 ppb
1.4 ppb
4 ppb
<0.5 ppb
<0.5 ppb
<1 ppb
<1 ppb
<0.5 ppb
<0.5 ppb
4.7 ppb
18 ppb
i
0.2 NTU
i
0.3 NTU
0.7 ppb
3.9 ppb
0.05 ppm
0.05 ppm
≥10,000
l
l
21,000
27,000
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).
U.S. EPA
Level * /
NSF Max.
Percent Reduction
Permissible
Product Water
Average Minimum
Concentration
a
>99%
>99%
7
a
/99%
>99.3% >99.3% 15 ppb
c
/10 ppb
>99.3% >99.3% 15 ppb
c
/10 ppb
>99.99% >99.99% 99.9%
f
/99.95%
>97.5% >97.5%
2 ppb
>94.1% >94.1%
3 ppb
>96.8% >96.8%
5 ppb
>98.7% >98.7%
40 ppb
>96.5% >96.5%
5 ppb
99.5%
99.5%
2 ppb
99.9%
99%
0.1 ppm
0.6 ppm
99.9%
99.9%
70 ppb
>97%
>97%
2 ppb
99.9%
99.8%
0.7 ppm
>99%
>99%
0.2 ppb
99.7%
99.4%
40 ppb
87%
62%
4 ppb
0.1 ppm
>96.9% >96.9%
5 ppb
1 ppm
>93.6% >93.6%
3 ppb
>99.8% >99.8%
5 ppb
99%
96.1%
80 ppb
0.3–1.0 NTU
i
98.4%
97.2%
0.5 NTU
99.8%
98.7%
N.A.
97.5%
97.5%
N.A./50%
l
99.8%
99.6%
N.A./85%
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.
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TESTING PARAMETERS
HEALTH
Alkalinity
CANADA
Temp.
(ppm
GUIDELINE
(°C)
CaCO
)
3
b
N.A.
N.A.
19
10 ppb
d
18
21
10 ppb
d
100
20
N.A.
N.A.
21
N.A.
N.A.
20
5 ppb
d
N.A.
20
5 ppb
d
N.A.
20
90 ppb
d
N.A.
20
5 ppb
d
N.A.
20
N.A.
N.A.
22
0.08 ppm
d
N.A.
20
0.2 ppm
d
N.A.
21
d
100 ppb
N.A.
20
N.A.
N.A.
21
≤0.0024 ppm
h
N.A.
21
N.A.
N.A.
20
900 ppb
d
N.A.
22
10 ppb
d
N.A.
20
N.A.
N.A.
20
30 ppb
d
N.A.
20
≤0.024 ppm
h
N.A.
20
N.A.
N.A.
20
5 ppb
d
N.A.
21
100 ppb
g
N.A.
22
i,k
/
0.1–1 NTU
i,k
N.A.
22
i
N.A.
N.A.
22
b
N.A.
N.A.
20
b
N.A.
N.A.
20
pH
7.4
6.5
8.4
7.3
7.2
7.4
7.4
7.4
7.4
7.5
7.3
7.4
7.4
7.6
7.4
7.4
7.4
7.6
7.2
7.4
7.2
7.3
7.3
7.4
7.3
7.5
7.4
7.3