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Drinking Cartridge Formulation

These articles cover the FAQ's of how we formulate and build your customized drinking filter cartridges

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What exactly do your drinking water filters remove?

This is where the customization process kicks in but the list includes:. Arsenic, lead, chromium 6, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), PCBs, MTBE, mercury, cysts, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, petroleum-based chemicals, chlorine, chloramine, disinfect

Are Hydroviv Filters NSF Certified and Independently Tested?

Hydroviv's Drinking filters carry NSF certifications to Standards 42 (aesthetic effects) and 53 (health effects) and are independently tested to remove hundreds of contaminants. This is a link to our NSF listing. If you'd like to see a data sheet for

Do Hydroviv Drinking Water Filters Remove GenX and Other PFAS?

Hydroviv drinking water filters have been independently and extensively tested and shown to effectively filter PFAS chemicals, including GenX, from water.   If you’d like to see one of these reports, which was done in a customer’s home (which is a mo

Do Hydroviv Drinking Water Filters Remove Lead?

Yes. Hydroviv's drinking filters carry NSF certifications to Standards 42 (aesthetic effects) and 53 (health effects, lead) and are independently tested to remove hundreds of contaminants. This is a link to our NSF listing.

Do Hydroviv Drinking Water Filters Remove Chromium 6?

Yes. Our Drinking systems meet or exceed filtration performance standards set forth by NSF Standard 53 for chromium 6 removal.

Does Hydroviv Use Unproven/Unvalidated Filtration Media?

Of course not. Everything that goes into our cartridges is NSF and/or WQA certified. There's nothing weird or unproven. What we do differently than other water filter companies is blend the different types of filtration media in the ideal ratio for y

Do Hydroviv Water Filters Use Reverse Osmosis?

No. Our water filters blend different types of filtration media that remove toxic chemicals from your water. We believe that this intelligent approach to water filtration is superior for most people for a number of reasons:. 1. With reverse osmosis,

Does Hydroviv remove Fluoride?

Hydroviv filters do not remove fluoride. To build a filter that removes fluoride, we'd have to compromise the cartridge's performance against things like lead, arsenic, and PFAS. If you'd like a system that removes fluoride, we'd recommend getting a

What else do Hydroviv Filters Remove?

This is where the customization process kicks in but the list includes: arsenic, lead, chromium 6, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), PCBs, MTBE, mercury, cysts, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, petroleum-based chemicals, chlorine, chloramine, disinfecti

Why Doesn't Hydroviv Provide Blanket Lists of Contaminants/Percentages Removed?

Providing blanket lists can be misleading, and we're not willing to mislead you for the sake of marketing & simplicity. When other water filter companies advertise lists of contaminants with generic percentages for removal, they're assuming that your

Does Hydroviv remove minerals or soften water?

Hydroviv filters do not soften the water or reduce hardness. Our water filters leave in beneficial minerals like calcium, magnesium, and iron.

What do Hydroviv Drinking Water Filters Remove?

At Hydroviv, our drinking water filtration systems are specifically designed to address the contaminants found in your local water supply. Our primary focus is on contaminant removal to provide you with clean and safe drinking water. Please note that

Does Hydroviv remove Nitrates?

No. To build a cartridge that removes nitrates, we'd have to compromise the cartridge's performance against things like lead, arsenic, VOCs, Chromium 6, PFAS and other contaminants, and as scientists, we're just not comfortable doing this. Nitrate re