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eSpring™ Brand is first to be certified to all 15 new NSF/ANSI

401 emerging contaminants

 New industry standard addresses removal of 15 additional contaminants from

drinking water 

ADA !ic"# $December 15 %014& – When the world’s leading brands in home technology

seek third-party verification of their products, they often turn to NSF nternational! NSF

nternational is a global, independent organi"ation that sets standards for product safety and

tests and certifies products for compliance, and recently gave the eSpring# Water $reatment

System the first certification for removal of all %& 'potential contaminants( included in the

new NSF)*NS +% drinking water treatment standard!

$he new standard addresses the ability of a water treatment device to remove up to %&

additional potential contaminants from drinking water, including pharmaceuticals, over-the-

counter medications, herbicides, and pesticides! $he eSpring# system is also the first watertreatment system to be certified to meet NSF)*NS rinking Water Standards +., &/, &&0,

and +% re1uirements!

'$his latest NSF certification is an independent verification of the eSpring# brand’s

continued performance in effectively reducing even trace levels of contaminants in drinking

water,( said 2itchell 3rbytes, director of 4lobal 5ome 0rands for *mway! 't also provides

our customers with a greater sense of confidence and trust – further evidence that they have

made a smart choice for their home!(

 NSF)*NS +% was developed by members of NSF nternational’s 6oint 7ommittee on

rinking Water $reatment and the NSF $ask 4roup on 8ndocrine isrupting 7ompounds and

9harmaceuticals and 9ersonal 7are 9roducts in cooperation with other industry, academic and

regulatory e:perts to assure consumers of the performance of water treatment systems! *

recent independent survey conducted on behalf of NSF nternational indicated that ;. percent

of *mericans are concerned about pharmaceuticals and other contaminants in their drinking

water and the new standard seeks to provide them some measure of reassurance!

'While the industry isn’t currently aware of negative health effects associated with trace

levels of these contaminants, many consumers understandably want to have the highest

1uality drinking water possible for themselves and their family,( said

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• 2eprobamate> a compound found in anti-an:iety drugs!

• 9henytoin> an anti-epileptic drug!

• *tenolol> a beta blocker drug!

• 7arbama"epine> an anti-convulsant and mood-stabili"ing drug!

• $rimethoprim> an antibiotic medication!

• 8strone> a prescription birth control drug!

)*er+t"e+,o(nter !edications

• buprofen> an over-the-counter pain reliever and anti-inflammatory medication!

•  Napro:en> an over-the-counter pain reliever and anti-inflammatory medication!

-erbicides and 'esticides

• 88$ ?N,N-iethyl-meta-toluamide@> a pesticide and common active ingredient in

insect repellents!

• 2etolachlor> an organic compound that is widely used as an herbicide!

• Ainuron> an herbicide often used in the control of grasses and weeds!

,"emical ,ompo(nds

• $789 ?tris?.-carbo:yethyl@phosphine@> a chemical compound used as a flame retardant, plastici"er and

viscosity regulator in various types of polymers including polyurethanes, polyester resins and

 polyacrylates!

• $799 ?$ris?%,/-dichloro-.-propyl@phosphate@> a chemical compound used as a flame retardant!

• 09* ?0isphenol *@> a chemical compound used as a plastici"er!

•  Nonyl phenol> a collection of compounds often used as a precursor to commercial detergents!

Abo(t NSF International

 NSF nternational is a global independent organi"ation that writes standards, and tests and

certifies products for the water, food, health sciences and consumer goods industries to

minimi"e adverse health effects and protect the environment ?nsf!org@! Founded in %B++, NSFis committed to protecting human health and safety worldwide! Cperating in more than %&&

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countries, NSF is accredited by the *merican National Standards nstitute ?*NS@ and is a

9an *merican 5ealth Crgani"ation)World 5ealth Crgani"ation 7ollaborating 7enter on Food

Safety, Water Duality and ndoor 8nvironment!

n addition to developing and certifying to drinking water standards, NSF services include

food safety and 1uality programsE management systems registrationsE sustainability standardsdevelopment, claims and product verificationE training, consulting, auditing, 429 and 4A9

testing, certification,