Pioneer Lead, Cyst & PFOA/PFOS Removal Filter Cartridge

Pioneer Lead, Cyst & PFOA/PFOS Removal Filter Cartridge

PFOA/PFOS Removal

The NSF P473 Drinking Water Treatment Units standard is an extremely rigorous test to evaluate the effectiveness of water treatment equipment for the reduction of chemicals in drinking water, specifically perfluorooctanoic acid (PFAO) and perfluorooactane sulfonate (PFOS). The P473 standard contains four primary sections and is similar to NSF/ANSI 53 Standard for Lead; Section 3 evaluates the Performance of the filter to reduce the PFOA and PFOS.

The US EPAs combined health advisory level for PFOA & PFOS is 70 parts per trillion (70 ppt) in drinking water. The influent level for P473 testing is 1.5 parts per billion (ppb), added as 1.0 ppb PFOS and 0.5 ppb PFOA, or 20 times the health advisory level set by the EPA. (1.5 parts per billion is equal to 1500 parts per trillion.) For the life of the filter, it must reduce the influent PFOA/PFOS concentration below 70 ppt to comply with the requirements of the standard.

Lead, Cysts & Heavy Metals Removal

Soluble/Ionic lead: Pioneer binders are designed to chemically react with soluble lead to create an ionic bond, kinetically removing lead from the water. Ionic bonding is a chemical bond that involves the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions, and is the primary interaction occurring in ionic compounds. Ionic bonds form when a nonmetal (binder/adsorbent) and a metal (lead) exchange electrons, as they do in Pioneer.

Particulate lead: The Pioneer filter is specifically engineered to physically remove and filter lead particles from water which is often found as a result of corroded lead pipes.

The Pioneer POE filter has been tested for use at standard and peak flow rates for BOTH forms of lead. The Water Quality Platinum Seal and UPC shield demonstrate the certification by IAPMO R&T.