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"AFM active filter media" is a patented product and internationally registered trade mark developed through a major research and development project  with the European Commission and the UK Government authorities. AFM is  certified under Regulation 31 of the UK Drinking Water inspectorate, AFM is is compliance with European Water Directive (98/83/EC) & (80/778/EEC) and is manufactured under ISO9001-2008 quality control procedures  in accordance to BSEN12902 and BSEN 12904.  AFM is the only activated glass filter media and is only available from Dryden Aqua or our distributors.
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AFM®   is the only Active Filter Media  it is not a basic crushed glass product   click here for performance and  health & safety issues

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If its not AFM® its not Activated

AFM® is an Activated Filter Media, manufactured and activated by Dryden Aqua under ISO procedures  to have  a high negative zeta potential and catalytic self sterilizing properties.

AFM® is manufactured from reprocessed glass, but it is not a basic crushed glass filter media..  We have a basic crushed glass filter media product available for low end applications.  AFM® is a highly processed product  which has been tested by independent UK Government laboratories and the water industry and has been certified safe for all water filtration applications.  Filter sand has by-passed the regulations because it was in use before the regulations were in place. However man made filtration products are not exempt, and AFM® is the only filtration media that is in compliance with the regulations and is safe to use for applications such as drinking water, swimming pools and aquaria..  A basic crushed glass product does not have the surface active properties, there will be a hydraulic lenses effect which leads to channeling,   there are also serious health implications for the public and contractors from using a basic crushed glass product.  Dryden Aqua have completed a 1.2 million Euro Research Project in co-operation with the European Commission under the Life Environment initiative to solve these problems. For information  click here

 

What is AFM®

AFM® is an activated filtration media manufactured by Dryden Aqua.  In addition to the product applications and process technology have been developed by Dryden Aqua.   AFM® is engineered to have surface active properties of adsorption and catalysis as well as acting as a mechanical filtration media. AFM® is a great deal more than a recycled glass filter media.

 

Performance Benefits

  1. up to  80%  better performance than sand
  2. Self sterilizing does not become biofouled
  3. Almost eliminate trichloramine and THM`s
  4. Effective barrier against cryptosporidium
  5. Reduce Legionella and MRSA  levels
  6. Excellent for iron and manganese removal
  7. Lowers DOC ( dissolved organic carbon)
  8. Arsenic removal when combined with NoPhos
  9. Can remove some toxic prescribed substances
  10. 70% saving of back-wash water
  11. Reduce pumping costs ( lower delta P)
  12. 100% environmentally sustainable
  13. Filter performance is stable and predictable
  14. Life Cycle cost savings

 

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AFM® is an internationally  IPR protected product

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Case study
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no pre-treatment prior to AFM® , and all of the yeast was removed