|
Santevia
|
Distillation |
Reverse Osmosis |
Faucet Mount |
Under Counter |
Pitcher Style |
| Contaminant Reduction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Rust/Sediment |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Taste/Odor |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Chlorine |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Trihalomethanos (THM) |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Chemicals |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Lead - particulate |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
| Lead - dissolved |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
| Hydrogen Sulphide |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
| Iron |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
| Barium |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
| Cadmium |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
| Mercury |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
| Nitrate |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
| Cysts |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
| Bacteria |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
| Beneficial Minerals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Calcium |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
| Magnesium |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
| Potassium |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
| Other Nutritional Minerals |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
| Special Features |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Water Clustering via Magnetics |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
| Ceramic Emitting Infrared |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
| Long Contact Filtration |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
| Revitalization |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| *This chart is based on the accepted contaminant reduction properties of the filtration media included in each class of filter indicated. |
