Water analyses

German test certificate: Quotation of the test report G 18330

Gabelmann & Lerch Analytik GmbH  

Water filter: "Refreshing Quality" Water Processor

H2O International Inc

Check on filtration from

a) Chlorine

b) Chlorine-organic connections

c) Heavy metals

Testing methods: Before the water filter was added a container which could be loaded with different solutions-problems. The respective problem-solution was escorted by putting on a light pressure by the filter and was caught afterwards for the later analysis.

Before the attempts the filter was prerinsed during 15 minutes with deionised water.

The lab simulations were carried out with two different problem-solutions which were produced by "Spike in" of tap water with the pH factor 7.55 and the total hardness 15.3 ° dH with the examining substances.

The concentration of the substances / ions of these problem-solutions were determined after the rules of the DEV (German unity procedures for the waters-, sewage- and mud investigation) agreed methods.

The concentrations of the undesirable substances in the problem-solutions of the Lab simulations were consciously higher chosen to allow a very exact regulation of the filtration degree.

For the application were used the following problem-solutions:

Solution A

Deionised water

+ elementary chlorine

+ mobile halogen hydrocarbons (trichloromethane, tetrachloromethane, trichlorethen)

+ viscous halogen hydrocarbons (PCB's = polychlorinated Biphenyle) 

Mobile and viscous halogen hydrocarbons were grasped as a sum parametre AOX (= adsorbable organically engaged halogens).   

Solution B

Deionised water

+ Aluminium

+ Arsenic

+ Lead

+ Cadmium

+ Chrome

+ Copper

+ Mercury 

The results (ascertained filtration degrees) prove that with designated use of the examined water filter can be filtered chlorine, chlorine-organic connections or heavy metals in big extents and in unfavorable conditions from dirtied tap water. It can be prepared water which keeps to the strict limit values of the TVO (= drinking water order). 

The drinking water order (abbr TrinkwV 2001) was amended in Germany on the 21st of May, 2001, BGBl I 2001 p. 959 following, and in Austria 21st of August, 2001, BGBl II 2001, p. 1805 following.

Both drinking water orders show a conversion of the EC directive 83/98 (No. CELEX: 398L0083) „about the quality of water for the human use“ (98 / 83 / the EC) in national law.