2007-09-01 16:42:50 · 9 answers · asked by thewordofgodisjesus 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
No. It's only designed to hold and filter the coffee.
2007-09-01 16:52:08 · answer #1 · answered by Bob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of the lead in the water will likely bind to the coffee and the filter, but not enough to make a difference. There are specific filters to remove lead. Lead typically comes from your indoor plumbing rather than being in the general water supply, so running your water for 3-5 minutes will typically get you to uncontaminated water from the larger supply pipes.
Also, the person who said not to depend on a Brita filter is correct. Activated carbon can remove it, but still lets some pass. Also, if you don't change a filter like that frequently enough, it can actually discharge the lead it has been filtering out.
and, Michael R., I don't think that is stupidity on the lab's part. It's just something that needs to be explained properly. Most labs I've used report is as "ND", explain in the footnotes that it "none detected" then list the detection limit separately. I do see some labs use the less than sign next to the limit of detection instead of putting in the ND. But in those instances, it should still be below the Maximum Contaminant Level anyhow, so that shouldn't be a problem.
2007-09-02 23:42:31 · answer #2 · answered by Deke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pores in a coffee filter are much too large to filter out lead compounds. The real question should be why you have lead in the water at concentrations in excess of that which is considered safe. Before I get flamed, some water assessments list contaminants that aren't really there. They just list the lowest level of detection and "assume" concentrations at that point since they cannot see below that. It is stupid because a lot of people take those numbers as real. At one time I worked in a lab and those were the rules there.
2007-09-01 23:58:17 · answer #3 · answered by MICHAEL R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. A coffee filter is much too course to remove lead. You would need a more sophisticated water filtration system to remove lead. The Britta filters or a water softening system can remove a significant portion of the lead, but there will still be trace amounts in the water.
2007-09-01 23:54:26 · answer #4 · answered by jglawson80 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
maybe not but brita on the faucet likely does and i heard that vitamin C can remove it form the body, also don't drink or cook with the hot water from your pipes to start with,always run it cold into your drink or your cooking pot because hot water can draw out the lead in your pipes
2007-09-02 00:27:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No-but if you have lead in your water you need to take care of that at the source.
2007-09-01 23:49:01 · answer #6 · answered by barbara 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so but not sure. Whatever you do, don't buy and cheap kids jewelry from Toys R Us and any hand painted dishware for your or your dog...
2007-09-01 23:59:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no,it is better Brita it first
2007-09-01 23:48:33 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no not at all
2007-09-02 00:16:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋