TEST RESULTS
TEST RESULTS
The Water Machine Black carbon filters have been rigorously tested by a 3rd Party Laboratory and meet the same standards set by NSF/ANSI 42 and 53 certifications.
Tests results below, performed with SGS, (formerly Société Générale de Surveillance (French for General Society of Surveillance)) a Swiss multinational company headquartered in Geneva, which provides inspection, verification, testing and certification services with branches in more than 80 countries and regions around the world.
SGS USA United States Laboratory Locations: Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Texas
| Perfluorinated Compounds NSF/ANSI P473 | ||||
| NO. | Contaminant | Influent Water (µg/L) |
Filtered Water (µg/L) |
% Removal |
| 1 | Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) |
0.52 | <0.002 | >99.31 |
| 2 | Perfluorooctanane Sulfonate (PFOS) |
1.04 | <0.002 | >99.37 |
| Microplastics NSF/ANSI 401 | ||||
| NO. | Contaminant | Microplastic / |
Filtered Water (µg/L) |
% Removal |
| 3 | Microplastics | 430,200 | 3,240 | 99.97% |
| 4 | Turbidity | / | / | 97.59% |
| Microbe NSF/ANSI P231 | ||||
| NO. | Contaminant | Influent Water (mg/L) |
Filtered Water (µg/L) |
% Removal |
| 5 | Klebsiella terrigena | / | / | >99.999% |
| 6 | Staphylococcus aureus | / | / | >99.999% |
| 7 | Salmonella typhimurium | / | / | >99.999% |
| 8 | Total coliforms | / | / | >99.999% |
| 9 | Vibrio cholerae | / | / | >99.999% |
| Chemical Additives NSF/ANSI 42/53 | ||||
| NO. | Contaminant | Influent Water (mg/L) |
Filtered Water (µg/L) |
% Removal |
| 10 | Chlorine | 1.85 mg/L | 0.03 | >99.50 |
| 11 | Chloramine | 2.7 mg/L | 0.03 | >99.67 |
| 12 | Fluoride | 4.71 mg/L | 0.1 | 79.9% |
| 13 | Nitrates/Nitrites | 27.5 mg/L | 3.25 | 99.2% |
| 14 | Sulfate | 750 mg/L | 153 | 79.6% |
| Heavy Metals NSF/ANSI 42/53 | ||||
| NO. | Contaminant | Influent Water (mg/L) |
Filtered Water (µg/L) |
% Removal |
| 15 | Aluminum | 202 | 47 | >99.58 |
| 16 | Arsenic | 47.1 | 2.9 | >99.93 |
| 17 | Barium | 1031 | 74.8 | >99.96 |
| 18 | Beryllium | 50.1 | <1 | >96.96 |
| 19 | Cadmium | 30.2 | <1 | >99.47 |
| 20 | Chromium 6 | 304 | 2.5 | >99.64 |
| 21 | Copper | 3009 | 127 | >99.82 |
| 22 | Iron | 3014 | 145 | >99.91 |
| 23 | Lead | 0.01551 | 0.00001 | >99.84 |
| 24 | Manganese | 1002 | 9 | >99.69 |
| 25 | Mercury | 6.1 | <0.5 | >97.01 |
| 26 | Zinc | 104 | 7.9 | >99.96 |
| Volatile Organic Compounds NSF/ANSI 53 | ||||
| NO. | Contaminant | Influent Water (mg/L) |
Filtered Water (µg/L) |
% Removal |
| 27 | Bromomethane | 22.3 | <0.5 | >99.84 |
| 28 | Benzene | 80.5 | <0.5 | >99.96 |
| 29 | Bromoacetonitrile | 22 | <0.5 | >97.7% |
| 30 | Bromochloromethane | 80.9 | <0.5 | >99.26% |
| 31 | Bromobenzene | 12.1 | <0.5 | >99.93 |
| 32 | Chloroethane | 28.1 | <0.5 | >99.51 |
| 33 | Chloromethane | 50.2 | <0.5 | >99.78 |
| 34 | Chlorobenzene | 77.2 | <0.5 | >99.72 |
| 35 | cis-1, 2-Dichloroethene | 181.0 | <0.5 | >99.54 |
| 36 | cis-1, 3-Dichloropropene | 79.5 | <0.5 | >99.70 |
| 37 | Carbon Tetrachloride | 88.5 | <0.5 | >99.95 |
| 38 | Dibromomethane | 18 | <0.5 | >99.92 |
| 39 | Dichloroacetonitrile | 9.9 | <0.5 | >99.05 |
| 40 | Dibromo-3-Chloropropane | 50.2 | <0.5 | >99% |
| 41 | Dibromoacetonitrile | 24.5 | <0.5 | >99.57 |
| 42 | Ethylene Dibromide (EDB) | 44.8 | <0.5 | >99.91% |
| 43 | Ethylbenzene | 88.2 | <0.5 | >99.96 |
| 44 | Flourotrichloromethane | 28.5 | <0.5 | >98.2% |
| 45 | Hexachlorobutadiene | 44 | <0.5 | >99.78 |
| 46 | Isopropylbenzene | 6.78 | <0.5 | >99.77 |
| 47 | Methylene Chloride | 18.2 | <0.5 | >99.94 |
| 48 | MTBE | 73.4 | <0.5 | >99.3% |
| 49 | m and p-Xylene | 80.3 | <0.5 | >99.74 |
| 50 | n-propylbenzene | 9.35 | <0.5 | >99.91 |
| 51 | n-Butylbenzene | 10.1 | <0.5 | >95% |
| 52 | Naphthalene | 160 | <0.5 | >99.7% |
| 53 | o-Xylene | 40.2 | <0.5 | >99.89 |
| 54 | Styrene | 150 | <0.5 | >99.94 |
| 55 | sec-Butylbenzene | 7.86 | <0.5 | >99.37 |
| 56 | trans-1, 2-Dichloroethene | 78.4 | <0.5 | >99.92 |
| 57 | Trichloroethene | 180 | <0.5 | >99.83 |
| 58 | Trichloroacetonitrile | 15 | <0.5 | >99.30 |
| 59 | Tert-Butylbenzene | 10.4 | <0.5 | >99.83 |
| 60 | Toluene | 78.3 | <0.5 | >99.96 |
| 61 | trans-1, 3-Dicloropropene | 79.5 | <0.5 | >99.82 |
| 62 | Tetrachloroethene | 85.2 | 0.47 | >99.49 |
| 63 | Vinychloride | 43.5 | <0.5 | >99.50 |
| 64 | 1, 1-Dichloroethene | 77 | <0.5 | >99.37 |
| 65 | 1, 1-Dichloroethane | 92.1 | <0.5 | >99.5% |
| 66 | 1, 1-Dichloropropane | 8.8 | <0.5 | >94.3% |
| 67 | 1,1-Dichloro-2-propanone | 7.8 | <0.5 | >93.6% |
| 68 | 1, 2-Dichloroethane | 88.2 | <0.5 | >99.90 |
| 69 | 1, 2-Dichloropropane | 80.1 | <0.5 | >99.89 |
| 70 | 1, 2-Dichlorobenzene | 80.4 | <0.5 | >99.98 |
| 71 | 1, 3-Dichlorobenzene | 40.2 | <0.5 | >99.88 |
| 72 | 1, 3-Dichloropropane | 92.2 | <0.5 | >99.59 |
| 73 | 1, 4-Dichlorobenzene | 40 | <0.5 | >99.97 |
| 74 | 1,4 Dioxane | 47.8 | 0.02 | >78.33 |
| 75 | 1,1,1-Trichloro-2-propanone | 14.1 | <0.5 | >96.5% |
| 76 | 1, 1, 1-Trichloroethane | 84.8 | <0.5 | >99.95 |
| 77 | 1, 1, 2-Trichloroethane | 110.2 | <0.5 | >99.99 |
| 78 | 1, 2, 3-Trichlorobenzene | 14.4 | <0.5 | >99.61 |
| 79 | 1, 2, 3-Trichloropropane | 19.5 | <0.5 | >99.88 |
| 80 | 1, 2, 4-Trichlorobenzene | 13.8 | <0.5 | >99.97 |
| 81 | 1, 2, 4-Trimethylbenzene | 10.1 | <0.5 | >99.83 |
| 82 | 2, 2-Dichloropropane | 10.2 | <0.5 | >99.50 |
| 83 | 2-Chlorotoluene | 10.4 | <0.5 | >99.78 |
| 84 | 4-Chlorotoluene | 10.2 | <0.5 | >99.84 |
| 85 | 4-Isopropyltoluene | 10 | <0.5 | >95% |
| Pharmaceuticals & Emerging Contaminants NSF/ANSI 401 | ||||
| NO. | Contaminant | Influent Water (mg/L) |
Filtered Water (µg/L) |
% Removal |
| 86 | Acetaminophen | 2.42 | <0.02 | >99.2% |
| 87 | BisphenolA | 2.02 | <0.02 | >99.69 |
| 88 | Carbamazepine | 1.47 | <0.02 | >99.60 |
| 89 | Ciprofloxacin | 2.605 | <0.02 | >99.2% |
| 90 | Caffeine | 1.845 | <0.02 | >98.9% |
| 91 | Diclofenac Sodium | 1.94 | <0.02 | >98.9% |
| 92 | Erythromycin | 1.42 | <0.02 | >98.6% |
| 93 | Estrone | 0.25 | <0.02 | >99.65 |
| 94 | Fluoxetine | 1.95 | <0.02 | >99% |
| 95 | Gemfibrozil | 1.96 | <0.02 | >99% |
| 96 | Ibuprofen | 0.46 | <0.02 | >98.64 |
| 97 | Meprobamate | 0.45 | <0.02 | >95.6% |
| 98 | Naproxen | 0.21 | <0.02 | >99.48 |
| 99 | Progesterone | 2.09 | <0.02 | >99% |
| 100 | Primidone | 1.99 | <0.02 | >99% |
| 101 | Sulfamethoxazole | 2.01 | <0.02 | >99% |
| 102 | Triclosan | 1.27 | <0.02 | >98.4% |
| 103 | Testosterone | 1.46 | <0.02 | 98.60% |
| 104 | Trimethoprim | 0.2 | <0.02 | >99.72 |
| 105 | 4-para-Nonylphenol | 2.3 | <0.02 | >99.1% |
| 106 | 4-Tert-Octylphenol | 1.47 | <0.02 | >98.6% |
| 107 | 4-tert-Octylphenol | 2.04 | <0.02 | >99% |
| 108 | 17-beta-Estradiol | 2.002 | <0.02 | >99% |
| 109 | 17-alpha-Ethynylestradiol | 2.2 | <0.02 | >99.1% |
| Haloacetic Acids NSF/ANSI 53 | ||||
| NO. | Contaminant | Influent Water (mg/L) |
Filtered Water (µg/L) |
% Removal |
| 110 | Bromochloroacetic Acid | 452.04 | 2.63 | 99.99% |
| 111 | Dibromoacetic Acid | 425.52 | <0.01 | >99.99% |
| 112 | Dichloroacetic Acid | 568.33 | <0.01 | >99.99% |
| 113 | Monochloroacteic Acid | 191.2 | 2.92 | 99.35% |
| 114 | Monobromoacteic Acid | 421.11 | <0.01 | >99.99% |
| 115 | Trichloroacetic Acid | 416.83 | 1.3 | 99.99% |
| Pesticides NSF/ANSI 53 | ||||
| NO. | Contaminant | Influent Water (µg/L) |
Filtered Water (µg/L) |
% Removal |
| 116 | Alachlor | 502 | <0.1 | >99.74 |
| 117 | Alpha-BHC | 51 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 118 | Atrazine | 98.4 | <0.1 | >99.57 |
| 119 | Aldrin | 49.5 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 120 | Beta-BHC | 50.2 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 121 | Butylate | 42.1 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 122 | Bromacil | 50.1 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 123 | Butachlor | 51.2 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 124 | Carbofuran | 80.4 | <0.1 | >97.59 |
| 125 | Chlorneb | 50.5 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 126 | Chlorthalonil | 51.4 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 127 | Chlorprophane | 52.5 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 128 | Cyanizine | 50.5 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 129 | Cis-Chlordane | 51.8 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 130 | Chlorpyrifos | 66.9 | <0.5 | >99.18% |
| 131 | Dichlorvos | 51.4 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 132 | Diphenamid | 50 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 133 | Disulfoton | 50.2 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 134 | Delta-BHC | 50.1 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 135 | Dieldrin | 47.5 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 136 | Endrin | 60.1 | <0.1 | >99.50 |
| 137 | Endosulfan II | 40.2 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 138 | Endrin Aldehyde | 45.1 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 139 | Endosulfan I | 42.9 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 140 | Endosulfan Sulfate | 51.5 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 141 | Endrin Ketone | 50.3 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 142 | Ethoprop | 50.4 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 143 | Fenamiphos | 52.1 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 144 | Fenarimol | 50 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 145 | Fluoridone | 51.1 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 146 | Gamma-BHC (Lindane) | 50.2 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 147 | Heptachlor | 48.4 | <0.1 | >99.84 |
| 148 | Hexachlorobenzene | 50.1 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 149 | Heptachlor Epoxide | 50.5 | <0.1 | >99.80 |
| 150 | Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | 51 | <0.1 | >99.85 |
| 151 | Molinate | 50.1 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 152 | Metolachlor | 50.2 | <0.1 | >99.38 |
| 153 | Metribuzin | 50.8 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 154 | Methoxychlor | 51.1 | <0.1 | >99.91 |
| 155 | p,p’-DDE | 56.4 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 156 | p,p’-DDD | 44.1 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 157 | p,p’-DDT | 60.2 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 158 | PCB's | 10.5 | <0.1 | >99% |
| 159 | Propachlor | 50.2 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 160 | Simazine | 50 | <0.1 | >98.82 |
| 161 | Trans-Chlordane (Nonachlor) | 50.5 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 162 | Toxaphene | 15.2 | <0.1 | >93.58 |
| 163 | 2,4-D | 50.1 | <0.1 | >99.31 |
| Radiological Elements | ||||
| NO. | Contaminant | Influent Water (µg/L) |
Filtered Water (µg/L) |
% Removal |
| 164 | Cesium 137 | 36.4 | <0.1 | >99.73 |
| 165 | Cobalt 60 | 36.4 | <0.1 | >99.73 |
| 166 | Gross Beta | 36.4 | <0.1 | >99.73 |
| 167 | Gross Alpha | 37.2 | <0.1 | >99.73 |
| 168 | Iodine 129/131 | 36.4 | <0.1 | >99.73 |
| 169 | Plutonium 238/239 | 37.2 | <0.1 | >99.73 |
| 170 | Radium 226/228 | 37.2 | <0.1 | >99.73 |
| 171 | Strontium 90 | 36.4 | <0.1 | >99.73 |
| 172 | Thorium 230 | 37.2 | <0.1 | >99.73 |
| 173 | Uranium 235/238 | 37.2 | <0.1 | >99.73 |
| Total Trihalomethanes NSF/ANSI 53 | ||||
| NO. | Contaminant | Influent Water (µg/L) |
Filtered Water (µg/L) |
% Removal |
| 174 | Bromodichloromethane | 82.5 | <0.5 | >99.98 |
| 175 | Bromoform | 82.5 | <0.5 | >99.99 |
| 176 | Chloroform | 84.2 | 3.97 | 100.0 |
| 177 | Chlorodibromomethane | 80.4 | <0.5 | >99.98 |
| Semi-Volatiles NSF/ANSI 53 | ||||
| NO. | Contaminant | Influent Water (µg/L) |
Filtered Water (µg/L) |
% Removal |
| 178 | Acenaphthylene | 48.4 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 179 | Acenaphthene | 36.0 | <0.1 | >99.7% |
| 180 | Bis(2-chloroethoxy)methane | 47.8 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 181 | Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether | 50.8 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 182 | Dimethylphthalate | 49.0 | 2.5 | 94.90% |
| 183 | Hexachloroethane | 50.1 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 184 | Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | 50.6 | <0.1 | >99.85 |
| 185 | Hexachlorobutadiene | 49.6 | <0.1 | >99.78 |
| 186 | Isophrone | 49.1 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 187 | N-Nitrosodimethylamine | 50.5 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 188 | N-Nitroso-di-n-propylamine | 48.8 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 189 | Nitrobenzene | 60.5 | 3.9 | 93.60% |
| 190 | Naphthalene | 47.1 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 191 | Phenol | 50.2 | <0.1 | >96.12 |
| 192 | 1,2-Dichlorobenzene | 49.8 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 193 | 1,3-Dichlorobenzene | 51.3 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 194 | 1,4-Dichlorobenzene | 50.0 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 195 | 1, 1, 2, 2-Tetrachloroethane | 81.2 | <0.5 | >99.8% |
| 196 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | 48.8 | <0.1 | >99.97 |
| 197 | 2-Chlorophenol | 50.5 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 198 | 2-Nitrophenol | 49.8 | 0.5 | 99% |
| 199 | 2-Chloronaphthalene | 49.8 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 200 | 2,2-Dimethylphenol | 49.1 | 1.5 | 96.90% |
| 201 | 2,2-Oxybis(1-chloropropane | 51.0 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 202 | 2,4-Dinitrophenol | 50.0 | 6.5 | 87% |
| 203 | 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | 50.0 | 2.7 | 94.6% |
| 204 | 2,6-Dinitrotoluene | 47.1 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 205 | 4-Chloro-3-methylphenol | 51.0 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| Herbicides NSF/ANSI 53 | ||||
| NO. | Contaminant | Influent Water (µg/L) |
Filtered Water (µg/L) |
% Removal |
| 206 | Acifluoren | 42.5 | <0.1 | >99.9% |
| 207 | Bentazon | 40.5 | <0.1 | >99.7% |
| 208 | Chloramben | 28.8 | <0.1 | >99.6% |
| 209 | DCPA | 43.8 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 210 | Dalapon | 270.4 | <0.1 | >99.9% |
| 211 | Dicamba | 150.7 | <0.1 | >99.9% |
| 212 | Diclorprop | 151.0 | <0.1 | >99.9% |
| 213 | Dinosep | 52.5 | <0.1 | >99.8% |
| 214 | Glyphosate | 802.0 | <0.1 | >99.9% |
| 215 | Pentachlorophenol | 22.8 | <0.1 | 8.38 |
| 216 | Picloram | 40.5 | <0.1 | >99.7% |
| 217 | Quinclorac | 42.2 | <0.1 | >99.9% |
| 218 | 2,4-D | 20.2 | <0.1 | >99.31 |
| 219 | 2,4-DB | 33.4 | <0.1 | >99.7% |
| 220 | 2,4,5-T | 150.2 | <0.1 | >99.9% |
| 221 | 2,4,5-TP | 17.4 | <0.1 | >99.88 |
| 222 | 3,5-Dichlorobenzoic | 29.0 | <0.1 | >99.6% |
SGS LAB Test RESULTS
