Water Quality and Health Effects
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Water Quality Testing & Certification
If your plumbing product delivers drinking water or contains a filter, water softener, reverse osmosis unit, or ultraviolet disinfectant (UV) unit, CSA Group provides you with a one-stop-solution of testing and certification solution that includes drinking water, mechanical, and electrical standards. CSA Group evaluates both point-of-entry and point-of-use products, and can test and certify individual plumbing components, such as filter cartridges that reduce lead or chlorine.
CSA Group tests water quality to CSA, NSF and ANSI standards.
For plumbing supply fittings:
- NSF/ANSI 372 lead testing in drinking water for supply fittings & pipes (should this be “for”)
- NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 toxicology testing of drinking water for supply fittings & pipes
- ASME A112.18.1/CSA B125.1 plumbing supply fittings
- CSA B483.1 and NSF/ANSI 42, 44, 53, 55, and 58 for drinking water treatment units
For electrical plumbing components:
- C22.2 No. 139
- C22.2 No. 218
- UL429 For drinking water
See table below for details:
| Standard | Standard Description |
| NSF/ANSI Series | |
| NSF/ANSI 42 | Drinking Water Treatment Units - Aesthetic Effects |
| NSF/ANSI 44 | Residential Cation Exchange Water Softeners |
| NSF/ANSI 53 | Drinking Water Treatment Units - Health Effects |
| NSF/ANSI 55 | Ultraviolet Microbiological Water Treatment Systems |
| NSF/ANSI 58 | Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Systems |
| NSF/ANSI 60 | Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals - Health Effects |
| NSF/ANSI 61 | Drinking Water System Components - Health Effects |
| NSF/ANSI 372 | Drinking Water System Components - Lead Content |
| CSA B483 Series | |
| CSA B483.1 | Drinking Water Treatment |
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