Chemicals with very high probability of being adsorbed by GAC:
2,4-D Deisopropyltatrazine Linuron Alachlor Desethylatrazine Malathion Aldrin Demeton-O MCPA Anthracene Di-n-butylphthalate Mecoprop Atrazine 1,2-Dichlorobenzene Metazachlor Azinphos-ethyl 1,3-Dichlorobenzene 2-Methyl benzenamine Bentazone 1,4-Dichlorobenzene Methyl naphthalene Biphenil 2,4-Dichlorocresol 2-Methylbutane 2,2-Bipyridine 2,5-Dichlorophenol Monuron Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate 3,6-Dichlorophenol Napthalene Bromacil 2,4-Dichlorophenoxy Nitrobenzene Bromodichloromethane Dieldrin m-Nitrophenol p-Bromophenol Diethylphthalate o-Nitrophenol Butylbenzene 2,4-Dinitrocresol p-Nitrophenol Calcium Hypochloryte 2,4-Dinitrotoluene Ozone Carbofuran 2,6-Dinitrotoluene Parathion Chlorine Diuron Pentachlorophenol Chlorine dioxide Endosulfan Propazine Chlorobenzene Endrin Simazine 4-Chloro-2-nitrotoluene Ethylbenzene Terbutryn 2-Chlorophenol Hezachlorobenzene Tetrachloroethylene Chlorotoluene Hezachlorobutadiene Triclopyr Chrysene Hexane 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene m-Cresol Isodrin m-Xylene Cyanazine Isooctane o-Xylene Cyclohexane Isoproturon p-Xylene DDT Lindane 2,4-Xylenol
Chemicals with high probability of being adsorbed by GAC:
Aniline Dibromo-3-chloropropane 1-Pentanol Benzene Dibromochloromethane Phenol Benzyl alcohol 1,1-Dichloroethylene Phenylalanine Benzoic acid cis-1,2- Dichloroethylene o-Phthalic acid Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether trans-1,2- Dichloroethylene Styrene Bromodichloromethane 1,2-Dichloropropane 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane Bromoform Ethylene Toluene Carbon tetrachloride Hydroquinone 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 1-Chloropropane Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Trichloroethylene Chlorotoluron 4-Methylbenzenamine Vinyl acetate
Chemicals with moderate probability of being adsorbed by active carbon: Acetic acid Dimethoate Methionine Acrylamide Ethyl acetate Methyl-tert-butyl ether Chloroethane Ethyl ether Methyl ethyl ketone Chloroform Freon 11 Pyridine 1,1-Dichloroethane Freon 113 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 1,2-Dichloroethane Freon 12 Vinyl chloride 1,3-Dichloropropene Glyphosate Dikegulac Imazypur
Chemicals for which adsorption with active carbon is unlikely to be effective. However it may be viable in certain cases such as for low flow or concentrations:
Acetone Methylene chloride Acetonitrile 1-Propanol Acrylonitrile Propionitrile Dimethylformaldehyde Propylene 1,4-Dioxane Tetrahydrofuran Isopropyl alcohol Urea Methyl chloride