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       Berkey Water Filters Maker of PFAS Removing Filters Sues the EPA
        
       Author : Jimmc414
       Score  : 13 points
       Date   : 2023-09-13 20:54 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (support.berkeywater.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (support.berkeywater.com)
        
       | riscy wrote:
       | >Berkey and its manufacturing arms agreed to a request from the
       | EPA for Berkey filtration products to be identified as "treated
       | devices" (which is a different classification than a pesticide or
       | a pesticide device), because they incorporate silver (a
       | registered pesticide) in their filter media (a common additive in
       | water filters which does not leach into the water) that protects
       | the filter from biological grow through
       | 
       | I mean if it were truly common, wouldn't many other filter
       | manufacturers be affected? I don't understand how they can claim
       | the silver doesn't leach into the water.
        
         | Jimmc414 wrote:
         | https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/etc.5...
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         | Bioaccumulation and toxicity of silver compounds: A review -
         | Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
         | 
         | It looks like the toxicity is highly dependent on upon the form
         | in which silver enters the environment.
        
       | itsanaccount wrote:
       | Berkey water filters are a scam sold to the paranoid, and the EPA
       | is abusing its powers to go after something thats only harm is
       | separating fools and their money.
       | 
       | Everyone loses.
        
         | ploum wrote:
         | Why is it a scam? Are those filters not filtrating as
         | advertised?
        
           | rngname22 wrote:
           | AFAIK they do not use the same certifications that other
           | major water filter manufacturers use. National Sanitation
           | Foundation certification apparently is the basic standard
           | most use, it's a third party organization.
        
         | Jimmc414 wrote:
         | I don't understand why anyone would be against a gravity driven
         | water filter. The issue is that the EPA is trying to classify
         | it as a pesticide because it contains silver. The EPA should
         | not be creating friction when it comes to water filtration.
         | Seems like there are other important things they could focus
         | on.
        
           | throwaway5959 wrote:
           | So do these filters actually work then?
        
             | blackSnake wrote:
             | Ive used them for many years. They're awesome
        
       | nobodyandproud wrote:
       | Nitpick: "Berkey Water Filters, maker of PFAS-removing filters,
       | sues the EPA".
       | 
       | Commas and pascal casing only for proper-noun words.
       | 
       | It took me a while to parse the title properly.
        
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