Main Title |
Organic Contaminant Removal in Lower Mississippi River Drinking Water by Granular Activated Carbon Adsorption. |
Author |
Koffskey, Wayne E. ;
Brodtmann, Noel V. ;
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CORP Author |
Jefferson Parish Dept. of Water, LA.;Municipal Environmental Research Lab., Cincinnati, OH. |
Year Published |
1983 |
Report Number |
EPA-600/2-83-032; |
Stock Number |
PB83-194506 |
Additional Subjects |
Water treatment ;
Organic compounds ;
Mississippi River ;
Potable water ;
Performance evaluation ;
Adsorption ;
Graphs(Charts) ;
Granular activated carbon treatment
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB83-194506 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
678p |
Abstract |
The primary objective was to examine the efficiency of using granular activated carbon (GAC) for the removal of organic contaminants in drinking water. Two basic full-scale systems were compared and evaluated -- a post-filtration adsorption GAC filter in series with a sand filter, and a combined filtration adsorption GAC filter. Both GAC systems effectively removed organic contaminants with the same relative adsorption efficiencies. Efficiencies were not reduced because of pore blockage by turbidity. A few organic substances (phthalates, n-alkanes, and substituted benzene derivatives) had little or no adsorptive affinity for GAC, however, at the micrograms/L level. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Final rept. Aug 76-Jun 80. |
PUB Date Free Form |
Apr 83 |
Category Codes |
13B; 68D; 50B |
NTIS Prices |
PC A99/MF E04 |
Primary Description |
600/14 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
321646135 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |