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Does your school’s water pass the lead test?

Help ensure your water makes the grade with NSF certified lead reduction filtration systems from 3M.

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Lead in water isn’t good for anyone—especially not for children.

The 3M™ Water Filter System 3MFF100 was scientifically-designed to reduce up to 99% of lead that may be in your school’s drinking water—as well as reducing cysts and chlorine taste and odour.

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    The system requires minimal installation space and features quick and easy filter change-outs.

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    Depending on the number of students, filter cartridges can last up to 12 months and will need to be replaced every 12 months or sooner, if filter capacity is reached or flow rate is reduced.

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    You can trust the carbon block technology, pleated membrane design and 5 micron pre-filter wrap inside your system are helping to make your water cleaner, clearer and better tasting for your students.


The 3M™ Water Filter System 3MFF100 might look like an ordinary filter on the outside, but inside it’s anything but ordinary.

Its three-stage filtration system with carbon block technology provides filtration you can count on to help reduce contaminants that may be in your school’s water. Each product comes with a performance data sheet that shows the list of contaminants that the filter has been shown to reduce and certified by NSF.

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    The science inside matters.


Stage 1: Pre-Filtration

Nonwoven filtration media that reduces larger size particles to help increase sediment holding capacity of the filter.

Stage 2: Fine Filtration

Two-zone microporous pleated membrane that reduces 99.99% of protozoan cysts and helps provide excellent sediment life with minimal pressure drop.

Stage 3: Final Filtration

Activated Carbon Filtration; 3M carbon block technology for reduction of lead, chlorine and odour and for improved taste.

Featured Product for Lead and Contaminant Water Filtration for Schools

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    Best in class water fountains use lead-reducing filtration.

    Reduce the lead that may be in the water in your drinking fountains with 3M™ Water Filter System 3MFF100 Water Filters. They also help reduce particulates, cysts, select volatile organic compounds and chlorine taste and odour.

    • Flow Rate | 2.5 gallons (9.9 L) per minute (gpm)
    • Micron Rating | 0.2 nominal micron
    • Capacity | 6,000 gallons (22,712.5 L)

    View the Specification Sheet (PDF, 344 KB)


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    Certified by NSF.

    The 3M™ Water Filter System 3MFF100 is NSF and CSA certified for NSF/ANSI Standard 42 and 53 to reduce up to 99%+ of lead that may be in your drinking water, and against CSA B483.1. For more information visit nsf.org (US, English only) or csagroup.org.

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3M experts will work with you to help find the optimal 3M purification and filtration solution for your application.

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