Pitcher Filter Contaminant Comparison
- Apr 19, 2021

HEAVY METALS
PUR PLUS LEAD REDUCING
PUR BASIC
BRITA STANDARD
ZEROWATER
Lead
✓
✓
Mercury
✓
✓
✓
✓
Cadmium
✓
✓
✓
Copper
✓
✓
✓
Zinc
✓
✓
✓
Hexavalent Chromium
✓
TASTE AND ODOR
PUR PLUS LEAD REDUCING
PUR BASIC
BRITA STANDARD
ZEROWATER
Chlorine
✓
✓
✓
✓
Taste and Odor
✓
✓
✓
✓
PARTICULATES
PUR PLUS LEAD REDUCING
PUR BASIC
BRITA STANDARD
ZEROWATER
Particulate Class I
✓
Particulate Class VI
✓
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTANTS
PUR PLUS LEAD REDUCING
PUR BASIC
BRITA STANDARD
ZEROWATER
Benzene
✓
✓
Carbon Tetrachloride
✓
Tetrachloroethylene
✓
Toulene
✓
✓
Xylene
✓
✓
Ethylbenzene
✓
✓
Hydrogen Sulfide
PESTICIDES AND HERBICIDES
PUR PLUS LEAD REDUCING
PUR BASIC
BRITA STANDARD
ZEROWATER
2,4-D
Atrazine
✓
Simazine
✓
Linuron
✓
PHARMACEUTICALS
PUR PLUS LEAD REDUCING
PUR BASIC
BRITA STANDARD
ZEROWATER
Estrone
✓
Trimethoprim
✓
Ibuprofen
✓
Naproxen
✓
INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS
PUR PLUS LEAD REDUCING
PUR BASIC
BRITA STANDARD
ZEROWATER
Bisphenol A (BPA)
✓
Nonyl Phenol
✓
MICROBES
PUR PLUS LEAD REDUCING
PUR BASIC
BRITA STANDARD
ZEROWATER
Cysts
Bacteria
Viruses
WQA certifications as of 12/2020 for models PPF900Z, PPF951K, OB03, ZF-201