Coconut Shell Carbon

Coconut Shell is a high grade carbon

Coconut shell carbon has been proven highly effective for the removal of tastes and odors. Coconut shell carbon provides a significantly higher volume of micropores than either coal, wood or lignite-based carbon. And is very popular in the potable water purification industries. Not only because it is made from a renewable resource but also because it produces very good tasting water and is particularly good at trihalomethane (THM's) removal and other chemicals from municipally supplied water. And is the best grade carbon you can get.

Below are a few Water Filters That we offer with coconut shell carbon, most all of the Crystal Quest Water Filters have coconut shell carbon in them. And also Kdf 55 and kdf 85 Which removes chlorine. Iron and hydrogen sulfide are oxidized into insoluble matter and attach to the surface of the media. Heavy metals such as lead, mercury, copper, nickel, chromium, cadmium, aluminum, and other dissolved metals are removed from the water by the electrochemical process. Read more on KDF. Water Flows through the KDF media before the coconut shell carbon to remove the chlorine before it reaches the carbon, so the carbon capacity is not wasted on chlorine and is free to concentrate more effectively on organic contaminants.

Activated carbon a miracle filter media

Granular activated carbon is a highly adsorbent material used to remove contamination from water. Activated carbon has been known as a miracle filter media by many researchers because of its unique ability to remove offensive tastes, odors, color, chlorine and volatile organic chemicals, pesticides and trihalomethanes (a group of suspected carcinogens). Briefly, activated carbon acts like a sponge, with a large surface area to absorb contaminants in the water. The surface area of one pound of activated carbon is equal to 125 acres. Many scientists believe this is a result of an affinity that these chemicals have for carbon because of Van Der Waal forces. Activated carbon is the preferred treatment and method recommended by the EPA to remove a host of potentially hazardous and possibly carcinogenic chemicals in drinking water. A partial list of chemicals that are reduced or removed by activated carbon are:  The chart shows partial contaminants regulated for public water systems by the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the maximum contaminant levels, source, health effects and treatment options for each. Organic MCL Source/Industrial occurrence Health effect Treatment  Chlorobenzene 0.1 Used as a solvent for paint and metal manufacturing. Also used in insecticides. Affects nervous system, kidneys and liver. Activated carbon CIS-1,2  Dichloroethylene 0.07 Used as an industrial solvent in the manufacturing of dyes, perfumes  and lacquers Affects liver, and a nervous and circulatory systems. Probable cause of cancer. Activated carbon Dibromochloropropane 0.0002 Soil fumigant on soybeans, and cotton. Canceled in 1997. Cancer Activated carbon Dioxin 0.00000003 Chemical production by-product; impurity in herbicides. Affects lungs, liver and kidney. Probable cause of cancer. Activated carbon Epichlorohydrin 0 Used in epoxy resins and coating, and in flocculants. Affects nervous system, kidney and liver. Activated carbon Ethlbenzene 0.7 Used in the manufacture of gasoline, insecticides and  asphalt Probable cause of cancer Activated carbon Ethylene Dibromide 0.00005 Used as a gasoline additive and soil fumigant. Affects nervous system, kidneys and liver. Activated carbon Monochlorobenzene 0.01 Used in manufacture of pesticides and as a metal cleaner and industrial solvent. Cancer Activated carbon PAHs 0.0002 Coal tar coating, burnings organic matter, volcanoes, fossil fuels. Cancer Activated carbon Phthalate (di(2-ethylhexyl)) 0.006 PVC and other plastics. Affects skin and liver. Causes nausea. Probable cause of cancer. Activated carbon Polychlorinated Biophenyts (PCBs) 0.0005 Used in electrical transformers. Affect nervous system, kidneys and liver. Activated carbon Styrene 0.01 Used in manufacturing plastic, resins and foams. Affects nervous system. Probable cause of cancer and anesthesia Activated carbon Tetrachloroethylene 0.005 Used in dry cleaning and as a degreasing agent for metals. Also used for manufacturing rubber, waxes, paints and inks. Affects nervous system, liver and kidneys. Causes narcosis. Irritant to respiratory system. Activated carbon Toluene 1 Used in gasoline, paint thinners, lacquers and adhesives. Cancer Activated carbon, ozonation   Total Trihalomethanes (THM's): Chloroform Bromoform Bromodichloromethane Dibromochloromethane   0.01 Formed when water containing organic matter is treated with chlorine. ffects nervous system and muscles. Probable cause of cancer. Activated carbon, aeration, ultra filtration (20-90%), RO (20-90%) 1,1 Dichloroethylene 0.007 Used in manufacturing dyes, plastic, perfumes, paints and adhesives Affects kidneys and liver and can cause nausea. Activated carbon 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 0.005 Solvent in rubber products, chemical production waste. Kidney, liver, nervous system damage Activated carbon, aeration 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 0.02 Used in manufacturing of pesticides, plastic and metals. Affects nervous system. Causes narcosis and probably cancer. Activated carbon 1,2 Dichlorobenzene 0.6 Used in the manufacturing of fumigants, insecticides, waxes, resins, rubber and asphalt Affects lungs, liver and kidneys. Activated carbon 1,2 Dichloroethane 0.005 Used in the manufacturing of gasoline, paint, varnish, metal degreasers and insecticide fumigants Damage kidney and liver can cause nausea Activated carbon 1,2 Dichloropropane 0.005 Used in insecticide fumigants, dry cleaning fluids and in manufacturing of resins, waxes and petroleum products Affects lungs, liver and kidneys. Activated carbon 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 0.07 Herbicide production; dye carrier. Liver, kidney damage Activated carbon, aeration 1,4 Dichlorobenzene 0.075 Used in moth repellent, germicides, pesticides and soil fumigants. Affects nervous system, liver and kidneys. Probable cause of cancer. Activated carbon Acrytamide 0 Flocculants used in sewage and wastewater treatment. Affect nervous system, probable cause of cancer. Activated carbon Adipates 0.4 Synthetic rubber, food packaging, cosmetics. Decreased body weight; liver and testes damage. Activated carbon, aeration Benzene 0.005 Used in fuels and as a solvent in manufacturing pharmaceuticals, plastics, pesticides and paints. Often traced to leaking underground storage tanks. Leukemia, anemia and possibly cancer Activated carbon Trans-1,2 Dichloroethylene 0.1 Used as an industrial solvent in the manufacturing of dyes, perfumes, lacquers and rubber. Affects liver, and nervous and circulatory systems Activated carbon, ozonation with UV irradiation Trichloroethylene 0.1 Used in dry cleaning and as a degreasing agent. Also used for manufacturing rubber, paints, adhesives, resins, oils and fumigants. Irritates body tissue. Affects nervous system. Probable cause of cancer. Activated carbon Vinyl Chloride 0.005 Used as a plastic adhesive and refrigerant. The main component of PVC pipe Affects nervous system. Probable cause of cancer. Activated carbon Xyienes 0.002 Used in manufacturing paint, ink, petroleum and detergents. Affects nervous system, kidneys, lungs, liver and mucous membranes. Activated carbon Pesticides   Aldicarb Aldicarb Sulfone Aldicarb Sulfoxide Carboturan   10 0.003 0.002 0.004 Agricultural insecticide Affects nervous system, respiratory system, kidneys and liver. Probable cause of cancer. Activated carbon Chlordane 0.04 Used on rodents, insects, birds. Restricted since 1980. Affects nervous system, respiratory system, kidneys and liver. Probable cause of cancer Activated carbon Endrin 0.0002 Agricultural insecticide. Liver, kidneys, heart damage. Activated carbon Heptachlor 0.0004 Agricultural insecticide. Converts to expoxide by soil and water organisms Affects nervous system, respiratory system, kidneys and liver. Probable cause of cancer. Activated carbon Heptachlor Expoxide 0.0002 Pesticide production by-product. Affects nervous system, respiratory system, kidneys and liver. Probable cause of cancer. Activated carbon Hexachlorobenzene 0.001 Pesticide production by-product. Cancer Activated carbon Hexachlorocyclop -entadiene 0.05   Agricultural insecticide. Cancer Activated carbon, aeration Lindane 0.0002 Agricultural insecticide. Affects nervous system, respiratory system, kidneys and liver. Probable cause of cancer. Activated carbon Methoxychlor 0.04 Insecticide used on apples, potatoes, tomatoes. Affects nervous system, respiratory system, kidneys and liver. Probable cause of cancer. Activated carbon Oxamyl   Agricultural insecticide. Kidney damage. Activated carbon Herbicides   2,4-D 2,4,5-TP (silver) Alachlor Alrazine   0.07 0.05 0.002 0.003 Agricultural  herbicides Affect nervous and reproductive system, respiratory system, kidneys, liver and heart. Causes anesthesia. Probable cause of cancer. Activated carbon Dalapon 0.2 Herbicide used on orchards, beans, coffee, lawn, roads and railway. Liver, kidney damage. Activated carbon Dinoseb 0.007 Runoff of herbicide from crop and non crop applications. Thyroid, reproduction organ damage. Activated carbon Diquat 0.02 Runoff of herbicide on land and aquatic weeds. Liver, kidneys, eye effects. Activated carbon Endothall 0.01 Used on crops, land and aquatic weeds. Liver, kidney and gastrointestinal damage. Activated carbon Glyphosphate 0.7 Used on grass, weeds, brush Liver, kidney damage Activated carbon Pentachlorophenol 0.001 Agricultural herbicide and wood preservative. Affects nervous and reproductive system, respiratory system, kidneys, liver and heart. Causes anesthesia. Probable cause of cancer. Activated carbon Picloram 0.5 Used on broadleaf and woody plants. Kidney, liver damage. Activated carbon Simazine 0.004 Used on grass sod, some crop, aquatic algae. Cancer. Activated carbon

The contaminants or other substances removed or reduced by this unit are not necessarily in your water. Source: Water Technology, Directory Issue / 1995