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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 SAFF-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
CaCO3)
Temp.
(°C) pH
Actual NSF Target Average Maximum Average Minimum
NSF/ANSI Standard 53 – Health Effects
Asbestos 90a10–100a<0.17a<0.17a>99% >99% 7a/99%bN.A. N.A. 19 7.4
Lead 150 ppb 150±15 ppb <1 ppb <1 ppb >99.3% >99.3% 15 ppbc/10 ppb 10 ppbd18 21 6.5
Lead 150 ppb 150±15 ppb <1 ppb <1 ppb >99.3% >99.3% 15 ppbc/10 ppb 10 ppbd100 20 8.4
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 ppbdN.A. 20 7.4
Benzene 16 ppb 15±1.5 ppb <0.5 ppb <0.5 ppb >96.8% >96.8% 5 ppb 5 ppbdN.A. 20 7.4
Carbofuran 77 ppb 80±8 ppb <1 ppb <1 ppb >98.7% >98.7% 40 ppb 90 ppbdN.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 ppbdN.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 ppmdN.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 ppmdN.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 ppbdN.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 ppmhN.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 ppbdN.A. 22 7.4
Simazine 11 ppb 12±1.2 ppb 1.4 ppb 4 ppb 87% 62% 4 ppb 10 ppbdN.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 ppbdN.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 ppmhN.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 ppbdN.A. 21 7.3
TTHM 470 ppb 450±90 ppb 4.7 ppb 18 ppb 99% 96.1% 80 ppb 100 ppbgN.A. 22 7.4
Turbidity 11 NTUi11±1 NTUi0.2 NTUi0.3 NTUi98.4% 97.2% 0.3–1.0 NTUi,k/
0.5 NTUi0.1–1 NTUi,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%bN.A. N.A. 20 7.4
Particulate (Class I,
0.5–1.0 µm) 8,700,000l≥10,000l21,000l27,000l99.8% 99.6% N.A./85%bN.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.
aMeasurements in million fibers/L;
fibers >10 µm in length.
bNSF minimum permissible percent reduction.
cU.S. EPA Action Level.
dHealth Canada Maximum Acceptable
Concentration (MAC).
fU.S. EPA minimum percent reduction by
treatment technique.
gHealth Canada Interim Maximum Acceptable
Concentration (IMAC).
hHealth Canada Aesthetic Objective (AO).
iNTU = Nephelometric Turbidity Units.
kLevel by treatment technique.
lParticulate measurements in particles/mL.
N.A. = Not applicable.
