NSF/ANSI/CAN 372-2020 Drinking Water System Components - Lead Content

Abbreviation: NSF/ANSI/CAN 372-2020
Valid from: 1/11/2020

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Author: National Sanitation Foundation
American National Standards Institute
Standards Council of Canada
Information type: Other Standard,
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Description

This Standard applies to any drinking water system component that conveys or dispenses water for human consumption through drinking or cooking.

NSF/ANSI/CAN 372-2020 is an American National Standard that establishes a standardized methodology for the determination and verification of product compliance to minimize lead contaminants.

Scope

The NSF/ANSI/CAN 372 standard includes:

a maximum weighted lead content requirement of 0.25 percent (0.2 percent for solders and fluxes)
a formula for calculating the weighted average lead content of each product prior to testing
specific procedures for testing products for lead content

Products cover under NSF/ANSI/CAN 372:

Multiple products that come into contact with drinking water can be tested to NSF/ANSI/CAN 372:

Coatings
Valves
Pipes
Gaskets
Solder and flux fittings
Faucets
Water filters
Water softeners
Reverse osmosis systems
Ultraviolet reactors
Water meters

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