Health Advocate: Big Berkey® Best High Capacity Water Filter for Cesium Reduction.

Big Berkey® Best High-Capacity Water Filter for Cesium Reduction

In today's unpredictable world, where a nuclear event such as a power plant accident, a terrorist attack, or even an international nuclear war could introduce radiological contaminants into our nation's environment (including critical infrastructure such as water supplies), it has never been more important to have a disaster preparedness plan in place. This should include a water filter that has been tested to remove or significantly reduce specific radiological contaminants in your water supply, such as a Big Berkey® gravity water filtration system equipped with powerful Black Berkey® elements.

Recently, popular consumer health advocate and award-winning investigative journalist Mike Adams ("The Health Ranger") had 28 water filtration systems tested for the removal of cesium-137 - a radioactive isotope of cesium - and reported his results.

Of the 28 systems tested, only six reduced cesium by more than 99%. Adams' testing showed that the Big Berkey® system impressively removed 99.99% of the cesium-137 in the laboratory's test sample, reducing the count of the tested isotope from more than 78,000 parts per billion to just 7.1 parts per billion. Note that the three systems that had an equal cesium reduction (one system, 99.99%) or slightly greater reduction (two systems, 100%) compared to the Big Berkey® system are also quite small - and therefore can filter a limited amount of water at a time. The Big Berkey® system can filter and hold up to 2.25 gallons, making it the best high-capacity system tested.

You can learn more about Adams' testing on the Natural News website and watch his 30-minute report below (it's also published on Mike Adams' free-speech media platform, Brighteon.com, which you can view here). In the video, the first 10 minutes or so is devoted to the dangers of cesium and how the tests were carried out, as well as information about the equipment used in the tests. The Big Berkey® system is mentioned starting at 1:06 p.m.

Black Berkey® elements also significantly reduce other radiological contaminants

New Millennium Concepts, Ltd. has had Black Berkey® elements tested by accredited and independent laboratories for their ability to reduce other radiological contaminants that may be present in water. Testing has shown a 98.7% or greater reduction in potential gross alpha contaminants including: uranium-235 and -238, plutonium-238 and -239, radium-226 and -228, and more. Testing has shown a 95.3% or greater reduction in potential gross beta contaminants including: iodine-129 and -131, cobalt-60, nickel-63, strontium-90, and more. Test results for Black Berkey® elements can be viewed here.

Choose a water filtration system with large capacity and long filter life

Note that several of the systems tested are jug-style, which can handle only small amounts of water at a time and use filters that need to be replaced after a relatively small number of gallons.

But in a long-term scenario, such as a shelter or emergency evacuation, a much larger system with greater capacity would be required. Berkey® systems come in 6 sizes – the Big Berkey® system shown in the review holds 2.25 gallons; our largest system - the Crown Berkey™ system - holds up to 6 gallons. These systems feature Black Berkey® elements that can filter up to 6,000 gallons of water per element pair before replacement is recommended, depending on incoming water quality.

Each additional pair of Black Berkey® elements installed in your system increases its flow rate, while adding an additional 6,000 gallons of filtration before replacement is recommended. The Crown Berkey™ system, when equipped with up to 8 Black Berkey® elements, can filter up to 24,000 gallons of water before replacement is recommended.

Beyond Radiological: Berkey® Gravity Water Filtration Systems Tackle a Wide Range of Contaminants

And while radiological water contamination is a concern for some consumers, Berkey® gravity water filtration systems equipped with powerful Black Berkey® elements have been independently tested to eliminate or significantly reduce more than 250 more common (and now increasingly common) contaminants that may be present in drinking water, such as:

• Perfluorinated chemicals (PFAS)
• Heavy metals
• VOC (volatile organic compounds)
• Pharmaceuticals
• Pesticides
• Trihalomethanes
• Inorganic minerals
• Petro products