With BRITA every tap becomes a source of fresh tasting water that never runs out. The BRITA water filter jug for your daily life convenience. The BRITA Marella features Innovative 4-stage filtration with natural activated carbon from coconut shells and ion exchanger pearls filters trace impurities such as certain herbicides, pesticides and pharmaceuticals and reduces taste-impairing chlorine and metals like lead and copper, a digital indicator counts down the time of cartridge usage and flashes after 4 weeks to remind you to change and recycle the filter cartridge. It can be opened with one hand for refilling thanks to the comfortable flip-lid.