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Okay, so I bought a Pur water filter pitcher so that I would stop buying so much bottled water, with the intention to be more environmentally friendly.

The time just came to replace the cartridge for the first time. What do I with the old cartridge? Can it be recycled at all? I don't like thorwing things in the trash if I don't have to.

better dump it in the back yard of your neighbour at night without making any noice of throwing.

2007-12-01 22:30:01 by gidgetgoesfloridian

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I would like to perform a test to see if my Brita Filter cartridge is still effective. What would be your suggestion in designing an experiment to test the water filtered by these cartridge?

I have access to use microscope, petri dishes, incubator, x-ray diffraction machine, gas chromatography, pH meter, and regular chemical experiment equipments.

thanks in advance

You need to test the water before and after filtration. This will let you determine what, if anything, the filter removed (or added) to (from) the water.

The microscope can be used to detect particulates. The petri dishes, and incubator can be used for microbial (bacteria and fungi) growth, but the shouldn't be any microbes in your drinking water before you filter it. The govenment has a TMDL of 0 for all microbes.

I'm not sure how X-ray difraction works and I believe gas chromatography take a small amount of a solid material and vaporizes it, so I don't think it would work.

You can test pH before and after, but that won't give you very much information.

2006-10-10 06:55:49 by coza b

Price: $98.00 $47.41

Reduces fine particulate matter and turbidity
Filtration down to .2 microns
Ion exchange resin for lead and heavy metal reduction

Does the company accept these cartridges to recycle? Or is this another item to add to our overflowing landfills? Appreciate any knowledge or suggestions.

The activated carbon can be considered good for the environment. It's essentially charcoal. As for the plastic outer packaging, you should have considered the environmental impact of that during your purchase decision...

2007-06-18 11:58:20 by Garbanzo

Extruded activated carbon provides several times greater life than molded filters. MADE IN USA!
Lead, Cyst and Turbidity Reduction Based on NSF/ANSI Standard 53.
Outstanding Chlorine Taste and Odor Reduction Based on NSF/ANSI Standard 42.

If you notice a sudden drop in water pressure then it's time to replace your filter cartridge. Be it ceramic or UV, a clogged water filter increases impurities in drinking water if not replaced in time.

2009-03-27 00:34:19 by Bryan W

The water cartridge/filter for the ice/water dispenser in my fridge needs replacing every six months or so. At $80 I hesitate to get a new one right away. Is there a potential health threat or will it just be inert?
Thanks.

Tap water is safe to drink, the taste is not as good as filtered though.

2009-06-02 07:37:58 by jimmie_k