Drink healthier, great-tasting tap water with the Brita Standard Water Filter. This BPA-free Brita water purifier filter cuts the taste and odor of chlorine, plus it reduces copper, cadmium and mercury impurities using ion-exchange resin and activated carbon. Built-in mesh screens on this replacement water filter prevent black flecks in your water filter pitcher, leaving you with great-tasting, clear drinking water. You can replace up to 1,800 standard 16.9-oz. plastic water bottles a year with Brita, so you can stay hydrated, save money and reduce plastic waste. With no presoak required, these Brita filters are quick and easy to install in a Brita filter water pitcher or dispenser. One water filter replacement lasts up to two months or 40 gallons. Brita Standard Water Filters fit in all Brita systemsexcept Brita Streamincluding Brita water pitcher and water dispenser models. Get great taste, less waste and more savings from Brita. USAGE DIRECTIONS: Change your filter with just a few simple steps. Wash your hands before unwrapping the filter. Flush filter with cold water for 15 seconds. Insert filter into reservoir. Add cold tap water. Discard your first 3 pitchers of filter water, or use this water for plants. It is normal for carbon dust to appear in your first fillings. Fill up your pitcher and enjoy great tasting water. Replace the water filter every 40 gallons or 2 months. Substances reduced may not be in all users' water.