As of 10/12/08	Multi-Pure	Aquasana	Everpure	Kenmore	Pur	Pure	Brita	Brita
Model	MPAD, 750, MPCT, 880	AQ400, AQ500	Everpure	Refrigerator	Pour Through	Faucet Mount	Faucet Mount	Pitcher Filter
Initial Investment Price	$224.95 - $609.95	$99.99 - 175.95	$429.99/$479.99	N/A	$49.99	$52.99 - $82.99	$34.95	$24.95
Replacement Filter Price	$59.95	$59.99	$135.99	$44.98	$20.99	$36.99	$20.00	$7.70
Capacity (Gallons)	600 - 1200	500	300/500	300	40	100	100	30
Filter Change (aprox)	Once a Year	Every 6 months	Once a Year	Every 6 months	Every 2 months	Every 3 months	Every 3 months	Every 2-3 months
Annual Filter cost	$59.95/$109.95	$119.98	$135.99	$89.96	$125.94	$147.96	$80.00	$45.00
Cost per Gallon	5¢ / 8¢ /18¢	9¢	.27¢ /.45¢	15¢	52¢	37¢	20¢	25¢
Contaminant
Arsenic V*	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Asbestos	yes	no	no	no	no	yes	no	no
Chloramine	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Chlordane	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no	no
Chlorine	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Cysts	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Lead	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Mercury	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no
MTBE	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	no	no
Particulate Matter	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
PCB's	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Toxaphene	yes	no	no	no	yes	yes	no	no
Turbidity	yes	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no	no
VOC's	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
*Only Multi-Pure’s MP880 Series reduce Arsenic V	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
VOC List
Alachlor	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	no
Atrazine	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Benzene	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Bromodichloromethane (TTHM)	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Bromoform (TTHM)	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Carbofuran	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no
Carbon Tetrachloride	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no
Chlorobenzene	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	no	no
Chloroform (TTHM)	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Chloropicrin	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
2,4-D	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Dibromochloromethane (TTHM)	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Dibromochloropropane (DBCP)	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
o-Dichlorobenzene	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	no	no
p-Dichlorobenzene	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
1,2-Dichloroethane	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
1,1-Dichloroethylene	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
1,2-Dichloropropane	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
cis-1,3-Dichloropropylene	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Dinoseb	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Endrin	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Ethylbenzene	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	no	no
Ethylene Dibromide (EDB)	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no
Haloacetonitriles (HAN):	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
bromochloroacetonitrile	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
dibromoacetonitrile	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
dichloroacetonitrile	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
trichloroacetonitrile	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Haloketones (HK):	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
1,1-dichloro-2-propanone	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
1,1,1-trichloro-2-propanone	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Heptachlor	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Heptachlor Epoxide	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Hexachlorobutadiene	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Lindane	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Methoxychlor	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no
Pentachlorophenol	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Simazine	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no
Styrene	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no
1,1,2,2,-Tetrachloroethane	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no
Tetrachloroethylene (PCE)	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no
Toluene	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no
2,4,5-TP (silvex)	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no
Tribromoacetic acid	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Trichloroethylene (TCE)	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no
Xylenes (total)	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no