1.1 This practice covers a test method for the evaluation of granular activated carbon (GAC) for the adsorption of soluble pollutants from water. This practice can be used to estimate the operating capacities of virgin and reactivated granular acti-vated carbons. The results obtained from the small-scale column testing can be used to predict the adsorption of target compounds on GAC in a large column or full scale adsorber application.
1.2 This practice can be applied to all types of water including synthetically contaminated water (prepared by spik-ing high purity water with selected contaminants), potable waters, industrial waste waters, sanitary wastes and effluent waters.
