1. Activated Carbon: Activated carbon is used to remove organic contaminants, chemicals, herbicides, pesticides and solvents found in water.
2. Ceramic Purification Media: This media helps remove particles and bacteria present in water. It uses extremely fine pores to trap contaminants and provide additional filtration.
3. Specialized Media for Heavy Metal Reduction: Black Berkey filters also contain specialized media designed to reduce the presence of heavy metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium and other metal contaminants.
A "media" in the context of water or air filtration is a material used to capture, retain or remove contaminants present in the flow of air or water that passes through a filtration system. Media are designed to have specific properties that allow them to perform different filtration functions.