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Granular Activated Carbon for Controlling THMs
Author(s) -
Benjamin W. Lykins,
Clark Robert M.,
Adams Jeffrey Q.
Publication year - 1988
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.1551-8833.1988.tb03041.x
Subject(s) - activated carbon , trace (psycholinguistics) , carbon fibers , environmental science , operational costs , environmental chemistry , chemistry , waste management , environmental engineering , adsorption , computer science , engineering , operations research , organic chemistry , philosophy , linguistics , algorithm , composite number
Suggested reduction of the maximum contaminant level for trihalomethanes (THMs) could force many utilities to change disinfectants or to alter treatment processes. Faced with this possibility, more utilities are considering granular activated carbon for trace organics removal. This article presents performance and cost data, collected from five sites, for the removal of THMs, their precursors, and surrogates.