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EPA/NSF ETV Equipment Verification Testing Plan for the Removal of Volatile Organic Chemical Contaminants by Adsorptive Media Processes
Citation:
NSF International. EPA/NSF ETV Equipment Verification Testing Plan for the Removal of Volatile Organic Chemical Contaminants by Adsorptive Media Processes. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, 2004.
Impact/Purpose:
to inform the public
Description:
This document is the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Technology Specific Test Plan (TSTP) for evaluation of drinking water treatment equipment utilizing adsorptive media for synthetic organic chemical (SOC) removal. This TSTP is to be used within the structure provided by Protocol for Equipment Verification Testing for Removal of Synthetic Organic Chemical Contaminants: Chapter 1 General Requirements. This TSTP is to be used as a guide in the development of the Product-Specific Test Plan (PSTP) for testing of adsorptive media and related equipment to achieve removal of SOCs. This document is applicable only to fixed-bed adsorption processes in which adsorption occurs as water flows through a stationary bed of adsorptive media. It is anticipated that most such systems will use granular activated carbon (GAC) as the adsorptive media, but other media types are also acceptable for verification testing. This document is NOT applicable to slurry systems, such as those using powdered activated carbon (PAC) or other diffuse adsorption processes in which the adsorptive media are added directly to water.