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Powdered Activated Carbon Adsorption

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Advanced Physicochemical Treatment Processes

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Historically, the use of activated carbon has been limited to treatment applications for drinking water. In the past two decades, more attention has been given to the potential use of activated carbons for wastewater treatment. The interest in such a process has stemmed from the growing concern over the quality of rain water from which we get our potable water. Concern exists for the protection of both surface and groundwater supplies throughout the nation. In 1974, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) identified a total of 154 organic compounds in drinking waters1

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Zorex Corporation, Newtonville, NY

    Lawrence K. Wang PhD, PE, DEE

  2. Lenox Institute of Water Technology, Lenox, MA

    Lawrence K. Wang PhD, PE, DEE

  3. Krofta Engineering Corporation, Lenox, MA

    Lawrence K. Wang PhD, PE, DEE

  4. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH

    Yung-Tse Hung PhD, PE, DEE

  5. Lenox Institute of Water Technology, Lenox, MA

    Nazih K. Shammas PhD

  6. Krofta Engineering Corporation, Lenox, MA

    Nazih K. Shammas PhD

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Hung, YT., Lo, H.H., Wang, L.K., Taricska, J.R., Li, K.H. (2006). Powdered Activated Carbon Adsorption. In: Wang, L.K., Hung, YT., Shammas, N.K. (eds) Advanced Physicochemical Treatment Processes. Handbook of Environmental Engineering, vol 4. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-029-4_4

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