RANGE OF RECOVERABLE CONTAMINANTS


Range of Recoverable Contaminants
Applicability Based on Highest and Best Use Efficiency:

C3 = C3 Technology 
GAC = Granular Activated Carbon

  Applicable Concentration Ranges
CONTAMINANT GROUP
1-500 ppmV
200-1,000 ppmV
>500 ppmV
Petroleum Hydrocarbons (Aliphatic and Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
Fuels (gasoline, diesel, jet, heating)
GAC
C3
Simple Aromatics (BTEX)
GAC
C3
Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
GAC
?
4-ethyltoluene
GAC
C3
Naphthalene
GAC
C3
Solvents
Aldehydes
GAC
C3
Alcohols/Phenols
GAC
C3
Acetone
?
C3
C3
Ketones
GAC
C3
Stoddard Solvent
GAC
C3
Ethers
MTBE
GAC
C3
C3
1,4-Dioxane
?
C3
C3
Chlorinated Ethenes
PCE (Perchloroethene)
GAC
C3
TCE (Trichloroethylene)
GAC
C3
DCE (Dichloroethylene)
GAC
C3
VC (Vinyl Chloride)
?
C3
C3
Methelene Chloride
?
C3
C3
Chlorinated Ethanes
TCA (Trichloroethane)
GAC
C3
DCA (Dichloroethane)
GAC
C3
CA (Chloroethane)
?
C3
C3
CT (Carbon Tetrachloride)
GAC
C3
C3
CF (Chloroform)
GAC
C3
DCM (Dichloromethane)
GAC
C3
CM (Chloromethane)
GAC
C3
CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons; Freon 113)
?
C3
C3
HCFCs (Hydrochlorofluorocarbons)
?
C3
C3
Chlorobenzenes
Hexachlorobenzenes
GAC
C3
Pentachlorobenzenes
GAC
C3
Tetrachlorobenzenes
GAC
C3
Trichlorobenzenes
GAC
C3
Dichlorobenzenes
GAC
C3
Pentachlorophenol (PCP)
GAC
C3
Furans
GAC
C3
Dichlorobenzonitrile (DCB)
GAC
C3
Methylbenzenes
1,3,5 Trymethylbenzene
GAC
C3
1,2,4 Trimethylbenzene
GAC
C3
Nitroaromatics
Isopropyl Alcohol
GAC
C3
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