ABSTRACT
Activated carbon s can remove natural organic matter (NOM) and targeted compounds from potable water sources, and thus they off er an important process for purifying drinking water. Activated carbons host an extremely high proportion of very small pores; the pores have dimensions that are similar to those of targeted compounds. These pores create a sorbed phase that can host very high concentration pockets of targeted compounds. These sorbed concentrations can be five to six orders of magnitude higher than in the aqueous phase that surrounds the activated carbon [1].
