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Powdered Activated Carbon

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021806

A highly adsorbent form of carbon used to remove odors and toxic substances from liquid or gaseous emissions. In waste treatment, it is used to remove dissolved organic matter from waste drinking water. It is also used in motor vehicle evaporative control systems.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-021806
FieldEnvironment
AbbreviationPAC
ReferencesFederal Remediation Technologies Roundtable Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Powdered Activated Carbon",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A highly adsorbent form of carbon used to remove odors and toxic substances from liquid or gaseous emissions. In waste treatment, it is used to remove dissolved organic matter from waste drinking water. It is also used in motor vehicle evaporative control systems.",
  "abbreviation": "PAC",
  "references": [
    "Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/powdered-activated-carbon/"
}

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