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TABLE 8.7
Removal.Eficiency.by.Different.AC.Treatments.in.Bench-Scale.Tests.(Agricultural.and.Industrial.
Chemicals)

PercentageRemoval(%)

Powder
Activated
Carbon,
5mg/L a

Powder
Activated
Carbon,
5mg/L b

Powder
Activated
Carbon,
5mg/L c

Powder
Activated
Carbon,
5mg/L d

Powder
Activated
Carbon,
5mg/L e

Powder
Activated
Carbon,
5mg/L f

Powder
Activated
Carbon,
1mg/L f

Powder
Activated
Carbon,
20mg/L f Compound

Atrazine 55 69 60 53 90 85 25 99

Benzon(a)
pyrene

>94 >90 >90 >85 69 72 52 87

DDT 81 78 74 56 >85 >85 77 >85
DEET < 1 49 46 40 83 74 24 99
1,4-Dioxane NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Fluorene >95 >93 >93 94 NA NA NA NA
Lindane 66 86 81 63 >86 >86 50 >86
TCEP 70 47 50 50 81 70 15 >90
Triclosan 93 >98 95 83 >96 >96 75 95
Source: . Data.extracted.from.Snyder.S.A..et.al.,.American.Waterworks.Association.Research.Foundation.(AWWARF),.2007.
All.bench-scale.experiments.were.tested.at.4.h.contact.time.with.100.rpm.stirring.
a. Colorado.River.water.and.WPM-carbon.
b. Ohio.River.water.and.AC800-carbon.
c. Ohio.River.water.and.WMP-carbon.
d. Passaic.River.water.and.WMP-carbon.
e. Suwannee.River.water.and.AC800-carbon.
f.

Suwannee.River.water.and.WMP-carbon.