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Hi! This is my first post on physicsforums. I wasn't sure if it belonged here or in the Chemistry forum, but just picked here.
I am trying to figure out if my drinking water filter system removes some fluoride from my water. (I know it doesn't remove all as it's not specifically a fluoride filtering system.) It's a dual filter carbon block undersink system, made by GE (FQSVF is the filter). Although the manufacturer claims that it does not remove fluoride, I have read that activated carbon filters may actually reduce 40-60% of fluoride in water, especially when fluoride is being added to the water supply in the form of man-made forms of fluoride such as hexafluorosilicic acid.
Here is a quote from Aquasana.com who make a similar activated carbon system:
"Aquasana systems do remove 2 of the 4 fluorine isotopes, giving you a 40-60% overall reduction. The portion of the fluoride our system filters out is the synthetic portion, while leaving in the naturally occurring fluoride. However, you will not find this on our performance data sheet because of the percent of reduction. Our testing documents only list those contaminants that have been certified to be removed at a rate of 97% or greater, so we cannot include fluoride on the list. "
Does that quote even make sense from you know of water filters? If so, is it reasonable to suspect that my GE system would operate similarly with respect to fluoride?
Note my filter specs can be found at:
http://products.geappliances.com/ApplPro…
Thanks in advance.
Mike
Winnipeg, Canada
I am trying to figure out if my drinking water filter system removes some fluoride from my water. (I know it doesn't remove all as it's not specifically a fluoride filtering system.) It's a dual filter carbon block undersink system, made by GE (FQSVF is the filter). Although the manufacturer claims that it does not remove fluoride, I have read that activated carbon filters may actually reduce 40-60% of fluoride in water, especially when fluoride is being added to the water supply in the form of man-made forms of fluoride such as hexafluorosilicic acid.
Here is a quote from Aquasana.com who make a similar activated carbon system:
"Aquasana systems do remove 2 of the 4 fluorine isotopes, giving you a 40-60% overall reduction. The portion of the fluoride our system filters out is the synthetic portion, while leaving in the naturally occurring fluoride. However, you will not find this on our performance data sheet because of the percent of reduction. Our testing documents only list those contaminants that have been certified to be removed at a rate of 97% or greater, so we cannot include fluoride on the list. "
Does that quote even make sense from you know of water filters? If so, is it reasonable to suspect that my GE system would operate similarly with respect to fluoride?
Note my filter specs can be found at:
http://products.geappliances.com/ApplPro…
Thanks in advance.
Mike
Winnipeg, Canada
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