MP 880 Series Now Reduces Arsenic!

Multi-Pure® is pleased to introduce the newest addition to its family of drinking water systems. Our MP880 Series, the most technologically advanced water treatment systems available. Multi-Pure®’s MP880 Drinking Water Systems have been tested and certified by NSF International to remove Arsenic V in addition to all of the contaminants reduced by it’s popular MP750 models.

Years of research and development led to the formulation of a new solid carbon block filter that combines Multi-Pure®’s unique blend of carbons with a specially developed arsenic adsorbtive media which has proven to be most effective in reducing a broad spectrum of contaminants of aesthetic and health concern, including Arsenic V.

The public’s greatest exposure to arsenic is in drinking water. Arsenic, which naturally occurs in groundwater is a particularly harmful contaminant. Arsenic is a poison, and even at low doses, it has been linked to many cancers -- bladder, lung, skin, kidney, and liver to name a few as well as cause diabetes, arterial damage, birth defects, and reproductive problems.

The EPA recently lowered the standard for Arsenic in drinking water (10 ppb rather than the current 50 ppb); however, the standard will not be enforced until 2006. And even at 10 parts per billion, Arsenic is estimated to cause cancer in 1 in 500 people drinking two liters per day.

NSF International introduced, for the first time, under Standard 53 an Arsenic protocol in June 2002. Multi-Pure® is pleased to develop the first drinking water treatment system to be certified to remove Arsenic under Standard 53. The effectiveness of any drinking water treatment device is measured by the performance of its filter. And, performance is validated by testing and certification. Although reverse osmosis and distillation are known to be technologies that may remove arsenic, only Multi-Pure®’s MP880 Drinking Water Systems are certified to remove Arsenic V and a broad spectrum of contaminants of health concern, including VOCs, PCBs, Chloramine and more. A review of NSF Listings confirms that Multi-Pure®’s MP880 models are the most effective available.

NSF Certifies First Drinking Water System for Arsenic Reduction

NSF International (www.nsf.org), The Public Health and Safety Company™, is pleased to announce certification of Multi-Pure® Corporation's drinking water systems for pentavalent arsenic reduction. Multi-Pure®'s drinking water systems are the first systems to be NSF Certified under NSF/ANSI Standard 53: Drinking water treatment units - Health effects since the pentavalent arsenic reduction claim was added to the standard.

NSF/ANSI Standard 53 covers point-of-use and point-of-entry systems designed to reduce specific health related contaminants that may be present in drinking water. The pentavalent arsenic reduction claim was added to the standard in response to industry, regulatory and consumer demand for water treatment devices to meet the new U.S. EPA standard for arsenic in drinking water.

The NSF Drinking Water Treatment Unit Certification Program conducts testing according to national standards to verify contaminant reduction claims, product structural integrity and material safety through material formulation reviews and extraction testing. The program conducts label and other product literature reviews to verify conformance to the requirements of the Standard. In addition, periodic product retesting and unannounced production facility audits ensure drinking water systems continue to meet NSF/ANSI Standard 53 requirements.

"Arsenic is a health contaminant of significant concern for many consumers across the country and around the world," said Mark Jost, Senior Vice President, Water Systems. "Certification of products like those available from Multi-Pure® gives the consumers confidence in the product quality and performance."

"Multi-Pure® is continuously committed to providing drinking water treatment units that meet new needs and higher standards," said Alvin E. Rice, President, Multi-Pure® Corporation. "We are very pleased that NSF testing confirms the performance of Multi-Pure®'s newly formulated filter which reduces not only arsenic V but also reduces cyst, lead, mercury, VOCs, PCBs, chloramine and other contaminants of health concern."

Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Las Vegas, NV, Multi-Pure® Drinking Water Systems is an industry leader in the manufacturing and sale of drinking water treatment units with global distribution. Multi-Pure® specializes in the production of solid carbon block filters and drinking water treatment devices that reduce many contaminants of health concern.

NSF International, a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization, is the leading global provider of public health and safety risk management solutions in the areas of food, water, indoor air and the environment (www.nsf.org). NSF provides product certification and safety audits for the food and water industries. Other services include management systems registrations delivered through NSF International Strategic Registrations, Ltd. and education through the NSF Center for Public Health Education. Founded in 1944, NSF is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan and serves companies in 80 countries.

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Multi-Pure® MP880 Facts and Features

Learn more about this exciting new product by carefully reading the following:

The MP 880 EL is an exciting new water filter that reduces arsenic.

The USGS “Arsenic” map provides a snapshot of arsenic concentrations in the U.S.

The MP880 specifications provides a list of features and benefits of this great new System.

The Performance Data Sheet provides the complete list of contaminants the unit is certified to reduce.