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Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage
Product Sheet: Nerox ® - 02 Drinking Water Filter
Storage:
Maintenance:
Dry environment, above 0 ºC.
The filter membrane must be cleaned with
a sponge when membrane gets clogged.
Treatment Efficiency
(Credit: Scan Water)
Bacteria Viruses Protozoa Helminths Turbidity Chemicals
Laboratory 94-100 % 1,2 N/A 3 100% 1,2 100% 2 90 % 4 60-100 % 5,6
Field* N/A 7 N/A 3 N/A 6 N/A 6 N/A 6 N/A 6
N/A - Not available
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First Principles Inc., nd
2 www.scan-water.com / www.filter-systems.com / Tullilaboratorio Laboratories, Finland
3 The membrane pore size is too large to retain most viruses
4 www.filter-systems.com
5
Removal of metals and chemicals depends on the quality of the water source. The filter is able to remove some to all
iron, lead, copper, aluminum, manganese, zinc, arsenic and some pesticides. (www.firstprinciples.com, www.filtersystems.com)
6
Arsenic removal efficiency: 90-100% (First Principles Inc., nd)
7
The Nerox filter has been used by international organizations, such as UNICEF, in the field, especially for emergency
situations (see websites below for more information)
References
First Principals Inc. (no date). Nerox Water Filter, No More Bacteria. First Principals Inc.,
Cleveland, USA. Available at: www.firstprincipals.com/3pager_Filter.pdf
Further Information
First Principals: www.firstprincipals.com/Nerox.htm
Information brochure: www.firstprincipals.com/3pager_Filter.pdf
Scan Water: www.scan-water.com
Information brochure: www.scan-water.com/products.php?vareid=103
Simpex/Filter-systems: www.filter-systems.com