How We Compare

.....Planet Matters vs. our competitors

Brand		Planet Matters	Planet Matters	Brita*	Pur*	GE*
Product Capacity/Gallons		Pitcher	Bottles	Pitcher	Pitcher	Pitcher
Product Capacity/Gallons		150	100	40	40	40
Contaminant	Potential Health Effect Source: EPA BOOKLET EPA #815-K-97-002	Company reported removal percentages per contaminant N/C = No Claimed Percentages
Chlorine		99.99% \| 99.99% \| 98.00% \| 99.90% \| 96.00%
.VOLITILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Acetone	Cancer, leukemia, anemia	96.20%	96.20%	N/C	N/C	N/C
Arochlor 1260 (PCB)	Cancer	94.50%	94.50%	N/C	99.40%	N/C
Benzene	Cancer, leukemia, anemia	99.50%	99.50%	80.00%	97.40%	N/C
Carbon Tetrachloride	Cancer	99.63%	99.63%	N/C	96.90%	N/C
Chlorobenzene	Liver, kidney, nervous sys.damage	99.20%	99.20%	N/C	N/C	N/C
DBCP Dibromochloropropane	Reproductive sys.damage, cancer	99.00%	99.00%	N/C	N/C	N/C
1,1 Dichloroethane	Liver, kidney, nervous system damage	99.80%	99.80%	N/C	N/C	N/C
1,1 Dichloroethylene	Liver, kidney damage, cancer	99.80%	99.80%	N/C	N/C	N/C
cis 1,2 Dichloroethylene	Liver, kidney, circulatory, nervous sys.	99.80%	99.80%	N/C	N/C	N/C
1,1,1 & 2 Trichloroethane	Liver, kidney, nervous sys.damage	99.76%	99.76%	N/C	N/C	N/C
1,2,4 Trichlorobenzene	Liver, kidney damage	99.80%	99.80%	N/C	N/C	N/C
1,2 Dichlorobenzene	Liver, kidney, lung damage, cancer	99.71%	99.71%	N/C	N/C	N/C
1,4 Dichlorobenzene	Cancer	99.71%	99.71%	N/C	N/C	N/C
1,2 Dichloroethane	Cancer	99.80%	99.80%	N/C	N/C	N/C
1,2 Dichloropropane	Liver kidney, circulatory, nervous sys.	99.80%	99.80%	N/C	N/C	N/C
4,4 DDD, 4,4 DDT	Cancer	98.80%	98.80%	N/C	N/C	N/C
Ethylbenzene	Liver, kidney, nervous sys.damage	99.53%	99.53%	N/C	N/C	N/C
Lindane	Liver, kidney, nervous sys.damage	99.00%	99.00%	N/C	92.00%	N/C
MTBE	Cancer	99.80%	99.80%	N/C	96.40%	N/C
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's)	Endocrine disrupter, cancer	94.50%	94.50%	N/C	N/C	N/C
Styrene	Liver, kidney, nervous sys.damage	99.43%	99.43%	N/C	96.90%	N/C
1,1,2,2 Tetrachloroethane	Pending study	99.80%	99.80%	N/C	N/C	N/C
Toluene (Methylbenzene)	Liver, kidney, nervous sys.damage	99.80%	99.80%	71.00%	N/C	N/C
Total Xylene	Liver, kidney, lungs, mucous membrane	99.90%	99.90%	74.00%	N/C	N/C
Trans 1,2 Dichloroethylene	Liver, kidney, circulatory, nervous sys.damage	99.80%	99.80%	N/C	N/C	N/C
Trichloroethylene (TCE)	Cancer	99.76%	99.76%	N/C	N/C	N/C
Vinyl Chloride	Liver, immune system, nerve damage	99.80%	99.80%	N/C	N/C	N/C
.TRIHALOMETHANES
Bromodichloromethane	Muscle, nervous sys.damage, cancer	99.73%	99.73%	N/C	N/C	N/C
Bromoform	Muscle, nervous sys.damage, cancer	99.46%	99.46%	N/C	N/C	N/C
Chloroform	Muscle, nervous sys.damage, cancer	99.50%	99.50%	N/C	N/C	N/C
Dibromochloromethane	Muscle, nervous system damage, cancer	99.46%	99.46%	N/C	N/C	N/C
.MICROBIOLOGICAL ORGANISMS
Cryptosporidium	Gastro-enteric diseases	99.90%	99.90%	N/C	99.99%	N/C
Bacteria	Gastro-enteric diseases	99.10%	99.10%	N/C	N/C	N/C
Giardia	Gastro-enteric diseases	99.99%	99.99%	N/C	99.99%	N/C
.INORGANICS
Aluminum	Respiratory, nervous sys.disorders	90.00%	90.00%	N/C	N/C	N/C
Arsenic	Skin, nervous sys.damage	89.90%	89.90%	N/C	N/C	N/C
Cadmium	Kidney damage	85.75%	85.75%	97.00%	N/C	N/C
Chromium	Liver, kidney, circulatory sys.disorders	93.72%	93.72%	N/C	N/C	N/C
Copper	Gastro-enteric diseases	98.50%	98.50%	95.00%	N/C	99.00%
Fluoride		65.00%	65.00%	Trace	N/C	N/C
Lead	Kidney, nervous sys., toxic to infants	99.00%	99.00%	98.00%	99.40%	98.00%
Mercury	Kidney, nervous sys.disorders	99.25%	99.25%	91.00%	85.00%	90.00%
Nitrates & Nitrites	Spleen hemorrhage, diuresis, death	88.43%	88.43%	N/C	N/C	N/C
.RADIOLOGICAL
Radon 222	Cancer	99.00%	99.00%	N/C	N/C	N/C
*Information for Brita, PUR and GE performance was compiled by Seychelle in January, 2007 from each company's web site, retail packaging and telephone calls to Company Service Departments. Criteria may not apply to current products manufactured by each company.