1.3 Drinking Water

Physical, bacterial and chemical changes in drinking water through the effects of the penac-kat and penac-w43.

The following is an analysis of drinking water in Germany conducted by government approved, independent institutions. These tests were initiated to improve drinking water by a variety of users of the PES. Measurements were taken before and after the installation of the penac-kat and penac-w43 and these were the results:

Physical

 

Before

After

Where

Analysis done by

Colour

light yellow

colourless

Uilderks, Lebrade

Lufa, Kiel

Cloudiness

nearly clear

clear

Uilderks, Lebrade

Lufa, Kiel

Bacteriological

Colony count ml 20°C

800

20

Retüt 44, Goch

Lufa, Bonn

Colony count ml 36°C

800

10

Retüt 44, Goch

Lufa, Bonn

Coli bacteria

positive

negative

 

Lufa, Bonn

Chemical

Iron

1.29 mg/l

0.07 mg/l

Uilderks, Lebrade

Lufa, Kiel

Manganes

0.24 mg/l

<0.01 mg/l

Uilderks, Lebrade

Lufa, Kiel

Ammonium

0.08 mg/l

<0.03 mg/l

Uilderks, Lebrade

Lufa, Kiel

Nitrite

0.15 mg/l

<0.01 mg/l

Uilderks, Lebrade

Lufa, Bonn

Nitrate

88.20 mg/l

36.50 mg/l

Uilderks, Lebrade

Lufa, Bonn