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Design Criteria and Process Schemes for GAC Filters
Author(s) -
Sontheimer Heinrich
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1979.tb04432.x
Subject(s) - activated carbon , safer , hazardous waste , adsorption , process (computing) , hazardous air pollutants , pollutant , human health , environmental science , information exchange , water treatment , waste management , active carbon , environmental engineering , process engineering , chemistry , computer science , environmental protection , engineering , environmental health , computer security , medicine , organic chemistry , telecommunications , operating system
Most chemical pollutants that are hazardous to human health can be removed by granular activated carbon treatment if the right design is selected and the adsorption efficiency is controlled. Some questions are as yet unanswered regarding the application of activated carbon treatment but exchange of information on an international level can ensure progress toward safer drinking water.