Water contaminants that can be reduced to acceptable standards by activated carbon filtration

(Water Quality Association, 1989)

Contaminant *MCL,  mg/L
Inorganic Contaminants
Organic Arsenic Complexes 0.05
Organic Chromium Complexes 0.05
Mercury (Hg+2) Inorganic 0.05
Organic Mercury Complexes 0.002
 
Organic Contaminants *MCL,  mg/L
Benzene 0.005
Endrin 0.0002
Lindane 0.004
Methoxychlor 0.1
1,2 dichloroethane 0.005
1,1-dichloroethylene 0.007
1,1,1, trichloroethane 0.200
1.,1,1, trichloroethane 0.10
Toxaphene 0.005
Trichloroethylene 0.005
2,,4-D 0.1
2,4, 5-TP (Silvex) 0.01
Para-dichlorobenzene 0.075
Secondary Drinking Water Standards
Contaminant **SMCL
Color 15 color units
Foaming Agents (MBAS) 0.5 mg/L
Odor 3 threshold odor number
 
*Maximum Contaminant Level
**Secondary Maximum Contaminant Level