{"id":4656,"date":"2021-11-22T08:38:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T01:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cocarb.com\/?p=4656"},"modified":"2021-11-22T08:39:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T01:39:08","slug":"what-contaminants-are-removed-from-tap-water-by-activated-carbon-filters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cocarb.com\/what-contaminants-are-removed-from-tap-water-by-activated-carbon-filters\/","title":{"rendered":"What contaminants are removed from tap water by activated carbon filters?"},"content":{"rendered":"
When it comes to removing pollutants,\u00a0odour, and unpleasant taste from tap water, activated carbon filters are truly amazing. But what are they and why do you need one?\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Here’s a quick rundown of how active carbon\u00a0filters\u00a0function, what they remove, and what they can’t do.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Activated carbon filters, also known as charcoal filters, are made up of microscopic granular or block-like bits of carbon that have been processed to be exceedingly porous. A football field’s worth of surface area is contained in just 4 grams of activated carbon (6400 sqm). Active carbon filters are particularly effective in adsorbing (basically removing) pollutants and other chemicals due to their large surface area.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Activated carbon has been shown to be effective in removing hundreds of pollutants and other compounds from tap water. However, the most widely recognized studies by the EPA and the NSF suggest that 60-80 chemicals can be effectively removed, another 30 can be effectively reduced, and 22 can be somewhat reduced.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The range of effective removal is critical and is determined by the quality and kind of activated carbon utilized (GAC vs carbon block). Choose a filter that removes the pollutants that are a concern in your area’s tap water.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Activated Carbon is the only filter technology recommended by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency of the United States) for removing contaminants.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Activated Carbon filters remove more than 70 pollutants, although some compounds are not removed.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Minerals and TDS (Total Dissolved Solids), a typical measure used by water filter salespeople, are generally not reduced by activated carbon water filters.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When it comes to removing pollutants, odour, and unpleasant taste from tap water, activated carbon filters are truly amazing. But what are they and why do you need one? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4657,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cocarb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4656"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cocarb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cocarb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cocarb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cocarb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4656"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cocarb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4660,"href":"https:\/\/www.cocarb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4656\/revisions\/4660"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cocarb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cocarb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cocarb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cocarb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What are the benefits of activated carbon filters?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
What does active carbon filters remove and reduce?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
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What Activated Carbon Isn’t Capable\u00a0Of\u00a0Filtering<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
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