The SCAM Water Filter Brands Don’t Want You to Know

In this video Brian discusses 4 common misconceptions to know about before buying a water filter for prepping.

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0:00 - The SCAM Water Filter Brands Don’t Want You to Know
0:53 - Silver in Water Filters
6:36 - Capacity Claims
11:54 - Importance of Proper Disinfection
14:32 Ceramic Media

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Sources Referenced in this Video
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Silver:

Silver in Drinking-Water: https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/wash-documents/wash-chemicals/gdwq-silver-background-document-for-public-review.pdf?sfvrsn=ac2ed355_9
Water Disinfection: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2024/preparing/water-disinfection
No Silver Lining for Biocidal Products Now Under the EU Regulatory Cloud: https://www.arnoldporter.com/en/perspectives/advisories/2019/10/no-silver-lining-for-biocidal
2021 EU approval rejection: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/1283/oj
Silver as a disinfectant: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17708071/
Silver Fact Sheet: https://find.wqa.org/knowledge-base/technical-fact-sheets-contaminants-silver-fact-sheet
Silver: https://www3.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/reg_actions/reregistration/fs_G-75_1-Jun-93.pdf
PLAINTIFF’S ORIGINAL COMPLAINT AND APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY
RESTRAINING ORDER, PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, AND PERMANENT
INJUNCTION AGAINST THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY: https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2024-03/berkey-international-puerto-rico-complaint.pdf
Pesticide Devices: A Guide for Consumers: https://www.epa.gov/pesticides/pesticide-devices-guide-consumers
Modernizing FIFRA Compliance for Water Filtration Systems: https://wqa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/FIFRA_Coalition_EPA-Letter.pdf

Capacity Claims

NSF Standards for Water Treatment Systems: https://www.nsf.org/consumer-resources/articles/standards-water-treatment-systems
Microbiological contamination of drinking water in a commercial household water filter system: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8740859/#:~:text=In%204%20of%206%20filters,formation%20in%20the%20filter%20material.
56-84+ days: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S092485791830092X
4 months: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7174845/#:~:text=In%20addition%2C%20the%20materials%20can,significant%20cytotoxic%20or%20mutagenic%20effects.
6 months: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2022/ra/d2ra04667a#:~:text=After%206%20months%2C%20we%20observed,rest%20of%20our%20study%20period.

Importance of Proper Disinfection

Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water: https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/emergency-disinfection-drinking-water

Ceramic Media

Selecting a Disinfection Method: https://find.wqa.org/knowledge-base/treating-water-treatment-methods-selecting-a-disinfection-method