Project 203

Optimization and Economic Evaluation of Granular Activated Carbon for Organic Removal

$853,534
Completed
Principal Investigator
Michael McGuire
AWWA employee on loan to WRF
Jon DeBoer
Contractor
Metropolitan Water District of So California
Advanced Treatment
Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs)
Treatment
Utility Finance

Abstract

Assesses the optimization of GAC to remove trihalomethane precursors (to attain finished water THM concentration of 1 - 20 µg/L), based on modeling, bench-scale, and pilot-plant experimentation. Evaluates the economics of the process by developing cost estimates for six participating utilities. Published in 1989.