A Better Water Source with Activated Carbon Filters

Point Pleasant in Mason County, West Virginia has opted for an activated carbon water treatment system. The Public Service in Mason county has recently put in some brand new Granular Activated Carbon filtration units over at the district’s Letart and Crab Creek water treatment facilities.
The activated carbon water treatment is basically an effective method that removes chlorine and it’s by-products as well as capricious organic compounds. An activated carbon is natural material which stems from coal, wood, coconut shell and other items that is activated through steam and other means. Ideally some water manufactures such as the Letart and Crab Creek facilities use activated carbon adsorption to achieve a specific water quality.
The whole idea of an activated carbon filter was started by a lawsuit in Point Pleasant. The activated carbon water treatment filters were funded, designed and installed by E.I. DuPont Nemours Company. They were created in order to remove ammonium perflouro-octanoate (C8) and it’s associated chemical family from the water supply. The filters are working smoothly and the water is described as tasting better.
The granular activated carbon run in a series formation so that one filter catches the C8 while the other acts as a polisher. AS of thus far no harmful effects from the C8 containments have been found yet. Tests are still being conducted to make sure that the activated carbon water treatment filters are working properly.