ABSTRACT
These.data. represent.a.portion.of. the.findings. from.a. study.sponsored.by. the. American. Water. Works. Association. Research. Foundation. (AwwaRF). entitled. “Removal.of.EDCs.and.Pharmaceuticals.in.Drinking.and.Reuse.Processes”.(Project. #2758)..This.project.sought.to.determine.the.treatment.efficacy.of.various.processes. at.bench,.pilot,.and.full.scale.for.the.removal.of.emerging.contaminants.by.monitoring.the.concentration.decrease.of.the.parent.compounds..Reaction.byproducts.and. the.corresponding.structural.changes.were.beyond.the.scope.of.this.study;.however,. oxidative.processes.generally.do.not.result.in.appreciable.mineralization,.and.reaction.byproducts.are.expected..This.chapter.focuses.on.findings.related.to.oxidation,. magnetic.ion-exchange,.and.activated.carbon..For.the.sake.of.brevity,.experiments. using.Colorado.River.water.(CRW).will.be.the.highlight.of.this.chapter.while.noting. AwwaRF.Project.2758.investigated.several.natural.waters.
