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Contaminants Removed by the Life Flo Water Purification System

The contaminants listed below can be found in drinking water; some may be present in your water supply. Only a test by a qualified laboratory can establish the presence of contaminants or water quality.

Organics  
Bacteria Mold Spores
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus megaterium
Bacillus megaterium
Bacillus subtilis (vegatative)
Bacillus subtilis spores)
Clostridium tetani
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Escherio Coli
Legionella dumofifii
Legionella gormanii
Legionella micdadei
Legionella longbeachae
Legionella pneimonphila
Leptospira interrogans (infectuous jaundice)
Mycobacterium ftuberculosis
Neisseria catarrhalis
Proteus vulgaris
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (lab strain)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (environmental)
Rhodospirillum rubrum
Salmonella entertidis
Salmonella paratyphi (enteric fever)
Salmonella typhimurium
Salmonella typhoso (typoid fever)
Sarcina lutea
Saratia marcesans
Shigella dysenteriae (dysintery)
Shigella flexneri (dysintery)
Shigella sonneii
Staphlococcus epidermis
Staphlococcus aureus
Streptococcus faecalis
Streptococcus hemolyticus
Streptococcus lactis
Virdans streptocacci
Vibrio chlorae
Mucor ramosissimus (white gray)
Penicillum expensum (olive)
Penicillum roqueforti (green) (olive)

Algae
Chlorella vulgaris (algae)

Viruses
(Indicators of organisms creating serious gastro-intenstinal problems)
Bacteriphage (E.coli)
Hepatitus virus
Influenza
Poliovirus
Rotavirus

Yeast
Bakers yeast
Brewers yeast
Common yeast cake
Saccharomyces var. ellipecideus
Saccharomyces ap

Protozoim
Nematodeeggs
Paramecium

 
Contaminants Reduced to Safe Levels Possible Chronic Effects
Benzene
(Found In detergents solvents and gasoline.)
Anemia, blood disorders, leukemia
Dibromochloropropance (DPCP)
(Used as pesticide.)
Male sterility, cancer
Carbon tetrachloride*
(Found In Industrial degreasing and refrigerating agents, fumigants and chemical manufacturing.)
Liver, kidney, lung disorders, CNS, damage, cancer
Trichloroethylene (TCE)
(Used In degreasers paints dry cleaning fluids)
Liver, kidney, lung disorders, CNS damage, cancer
Trichloroethane (TCA)
(Found In solvents degreasers and pesticides.)
Liver, cardovascular, CNS damage, birth defects
Trihalomethanes (THMs)
(Formed during chlorine treatment to destroy harmful
Cancer
Vinyl Chloride Liver, kidney damage, cardiovascular pulmonary effects, g.i. problems, cancer, birth defects
Lead Mental defects in children, CNS, kidney problems, birth defects
Pesticides
Lindane
Dichloriphenoxyacetic (2 4-D)
Ethyl Dibromide EDB
Asbestos
Microbiological  
Total Coli forms
(coli form bacteria fecal coli form streptococcal and other bacteria)
Indicators of organisms creating serious gastro-intenstinal problems

These contaminants are those which the United States Environmental Protection Agency states can be found in drinking water and are treated by the Lifeflo system. Only a test by a qualified laboratory can establish the presence of contaminants or water quality of your drinking water.