Evaluation of granular activated carbon technology for the removal of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) from drinking water

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 375-385

  Shih, Tom C ^a   Wangpaichitr, Medhi ^b   Suffet, Mel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Empty bed contact time; Granular activated carbons; Methyl tert butyl ether; Natural organic matter; Rapid small scale column tests; tert butyl alcohol

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CARBON; GROUNDWATER; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE WATERS;

GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON TECHNOLOGY;

WATER RESOURCES;

BENZENE; DRINKING WATER; FUEL; GROUND WATER; PARA XYLENE; SURFACE WATER; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; TOLUENE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC MATTER; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON TECHNOLOGY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0037211051     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00271-3     Document Type: Article

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