Wastewater Treatment and Remediation

Wastewater treatment is needed so that we can use our rivers and streams for fishing, swimming and drinking water.

The Clean Water Act of 1972 established a control program for ensuring that communities have clean water by regulating municipal wastewater dischargers. Calgon Carbon has the products, services and technical expertise to help meet demanding municipal wastewater regulations.

Wastewater Treatment and Remediation Technologies & Solutions:

Municipal wastewater can carry a variety of pollutants that can adversely affect the ecology of receiving lakes, streams and rivers. Calgon Carbon offers a variety of advanced technologies to prevent the migration of contaminants into protected waters.

Activated Carbon

Powdered and granular activated carbons remove organic chemicals and reduce toxicity in municipal wastewater to allow safe discharge into surface water. It is highly effective for odor removal and for the treatment of soluble organic chemicals, endocrine disruptors and other contaminants of emerging concern, including PFAS to >99.99% efficiency.

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Reactivation Services

Calgon Carbon offers safe and economical spent carbon handling and thermal reactivation (total destruction of the adsorbed organics), including RCRA Hazardous spent carbons, in conjunction with fresh carbon supply and provides personnel and equipment to perform the carbon exchange on a turnkey basis.

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Ion Exchange

Ion exchange technology removes the perchlorate, nitrate and hexavalent chromium from municipal wastewater.

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Equipment

Calgon Carbon can provide a wide range of capital and service equipment to address specific municipal needs. Flow rates from less than a few liters per minute to thousands of gallons per minute are effectively and economically treated through Calgon Carbon designed and manufactured equipment.

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