Has anyone tried the Aquamira Frontier Max In-Line Virus Filtration System? I was curious about its performance and filters which supposedly filter out viruses. Thank you.

I haven't tried the filter in question but I have used a couple of similar products. Just how well they work is hard to say. So far I've never had any health issues related to drinking contaminated water but I have no objective way of telling just how effectively those products happen to filter out viruses. I don't really see how one could measure that with any accuracy outside of a certified lab.

I have several filters, including the Aquamira, but am looking for a scientific way to assess capabilities. Chemical testing is easy, some biological is not difficult, but viruses are very difficult to test for.

How are you performing tests for chemicals and biologicals (what do you do)?

The test report aquamira-red-line-filters-bcs-1403034-and-1403035-rev-1.pdf says
So, all you do is obtain some "(ATCC 15597-B1)" and "(ATCC 15597)" from a supplier, contaminate sample of water, filter it, then squirt some contaminated and clean water on agar plate, incubate ... something something EPA1601?

Science is hard

The difficulty is in finding a reputable lab that is willing to do it or is affordable. I was also using local ground water to first establish what contaminants were present. I do not own a sterile or sufficiently controlled environment to perform the tests myself.

My purpose has been to find the right filter system for my scouts for the environments they are exposed to.

I also do not blindly accept the test results posted by the manufacturers.

I want to find one that does both biological and chemical contaminants. This is the one I like: Renovo

Most college chemistry labs can easily do the chemical testing, some college biology labs can do some bacterial testing, but I am told that testing for viruses is a bit more involved and that they were not willing to do it. They would need assays for the specific biological contaminant, which can be expensive.

Science is not hard, I just want the testing to be done somewhere other than my garage.