Carbon Based Advanced Treatment - Revision history

Eric: Added some more links under the “Internal Links” section

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	**Then either use for [[Irrigation]] as [[Reclaimed Water]] (if use as potable water is too taboo/hard to reach the standard, think [[Greywater Gardens]] etc), or ideally as [[Potable Water]]		**Then either use for [[Irrigation]] as [[Reclaimed Water]] (if use as potable water is too taboo/hard to reach the standard, think [[Greywater Gardens]] etc), or ideally as [[Potable Water]]
	*[[Advanced Oxidation Processes]]		*[[Advanced Oxidation Processes]]
			*[[Direct Potable Reuse]] and [[Indirect Potable Reuse]]

	=External Links=		=External Links=

Eric: Added some more links under the “External Links” section

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	**Mentions advantages and disadvantages of many technologies but does mention GAC and Biological Treatment		**Mentions advantages and disadvantages of many technologies but does mention GAC and Biological Treatment
	*[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/297583487_Biological_Activated_Carbon_Treatment_Process_for_Advanced_Water_and_Wastewater_Treatment A 2013 Paper in “ Biomass Now - Cultivation and Utilization” Titled “Biological Activated Carbon Treatment Process for Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment” ]		*[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/297583487_Biological_Activated_Carbon_Treatment_Process_for_Advanced_Water_and_Wastewater_Treatment A 2013 Paper in “ Biomass Now - Cultivation and Utilization” Titled “Biological Activated Carbon Treatment Process for Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment” ]
			*[https://www.hazenandsawyer.com/horizons/potable-reuse-is-coming-to-your-region An Article by Hazen and Sawyer Titled “ Potable Reuse Is Coming to Your Region. Are You Ready?” ]
			**Note that they do make/sell some of this technology, so there is the bias of “Of course you want OUR TECHNOLOGY” etc…although to be fair…it is a pretty good solution!
			*[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/004313549290132N A 1992 Article in “Water Research” Titled “ Biological activated carbon in fluidized bed reactors for the treatment of groundwater contaminated with volatile aromatic hydrocarbons” ]
			**This was moreso in the context of Gasoline Spill / Gasoline Leak Remediation, but worth noting regardless
			**The controlled test of Only Microbes, Only GAC, and BA-GAC / BAC, was worth noting


	[[Category: Water]] [[Category: Wastewater Treatment]]		[[Category: Water]] [[Category: Wastewater Treatment]]

Eric: Fixed an External Link

2026-04-08T19:23:34Z

Fixed an External Link

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	*[https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/overview-drinking-water-treatment-technologies USA EPA - Overview of Drinking Water Treatment Technologies]		*[https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/overview-drinking-water-treatment-technologies USA EPA - Overview of Drinking Water Treatment Technologies]
	**Mentions advantages and disadvantages of many technologies but does mention GAC and Biological Treatment		**Mentions advantages and disadvantages of many technologies but does mention GAC and Biological Treatment
	*[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/297583487_Biological_Activated_Carbon_Treatment_Process_for_Advanced_Water_and_Wastewater_Treatment A 2013 Paper in		*[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/297583487_Biological_Activated_Carbon_Treatment_Process_for_Advanced_Water_and_Wastewater_Treatment A 2013 Paper in “ Biomass Now - Cultivation and Utilization” Titled “Biological Activated Carbon Treatment Process for Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment” ]

	[[Category: Water]] [[Category: Wastewater Treatment]]		[[Category: Water]] [[Category: Wastewater Treatment]]

Eric: Minor Typo Fix

2026-04-08T19:22:04Z

Minor Typo Fix

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	*[[Advanced Treatment]] of Water (Typically A Secondary/Tertiary Phase of [[Wastewater Treatment]] for [[Blackwater Recycling]] to [[Potable Water]] , although it could also be used at a Water Plant using [[Rainwater Capture]] or [[Riverbank Filtration]] etc		*[[Advanced Treatment]] of Water (Typically A Secondary/Tertiary Phase of [[Wastewater Treatment]] for [[Blackwater Recycling]] to [[Potable Water]] , although it could also be used at a Water Plant using [[Rainwater Capture]] or [[Riverbank Filtration]] etc
	**Although most systems cannot adjust Salinity / [[TDS]] so those cases are better suited to [[Reverse Osmosis Advanced Treatment]]		**Although most systems cannot adjust Salinity / [[TDS]] so those cases are better suited to [[Reverse Osmosis Advanced Treatment]]
	***Although POTENTIALLY CBAT could be used to reduce the Brine to just Salts etc, but this would be the cost of BOTH system, and unless the benefit is major (and/or [[Reverse Osmosis Brine Disposal]] is a sufficiently major factor, this solution seems debatable		***Although POTENTIALLY CBAT could be used to reduce the Brine to just Salts etc, but this would be the cost of BOTH system, and unless the benefit is major (and/or [[Reverse Osmosis Brine Disposal]] is a sufficiently major factor), this solution seems debatable
	*While the process can use Filtration, [[Ozonation (Water Treatment) ]] , [[UVGI (Water Treatment) ]] , and other technologies, in CBAT the MAJORITY of the work is being done by [[Activated Carbon]] (typically [[Granulated Activated Carbon]] ) and/or [[Biological Activated Carbon]] hence the name		*While the process can use Filtration, [[Ozonation (Water Treatment) ]] , [[UVGI (Water Treatment) ]] , and other technologies, in CBAT the MAJORITY of the work is being done by [[Activated Carbon]] (typically [[Granulated Activated Carbon]] ) and/or [[Biological Activated Carbon]] hence the name

Eric: Saved Progress Mid-Long Edit

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Saved Progress Mid-Long Edit

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	*[https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/overview-drinking-water-treatment-technologies USA EPA - Overview of Drinking Water Treatment Technologies]		*[https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/overview-drinking-water-treatment-technologies USA EPA - Overview of Drinking Water Treatment Technologies]
	**Mentions advantages and disadvantages of many technologies but does mention GAC and Biological Treatment		**Mentions advantages and disadvantages of many technologies but does mention GAC and Biological Treatment
			*[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/297583487_Biological_Activated_Carbon_Treatment_Process_for_Advanced_Water_and_Wastewater_Treatment A 2013 Paper in

	[[Category: Water]] [[Category: Wastewater Treatment]]		[[Category: Water]] [[Category: Wastewater Treatment]]

Eric: Added some more links under the “External Links” section

2026-04-08T18:39:29Z

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	=External Links=		=External Links=
	*		*[https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/overview-drinking-water-treatment-technologies USA EPA - Overview of Drinking Water Treatment Technologies]
			**Mentions advantages and disadvantages of many technologies but does mention GAC and Biological Treatment


	[[Category: Water]] [[Category: Wastewater Treatment]]		[[Category: Water]] [[Category: Wastewater Treatment]]

Eric: Added some more links under the “Internal Links” section

2026-04-08T18:32:55Z

Added some more links under the “Internal Links” section

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	**With the caveat of it being used AFTER a primary Sedimentation and/or [[Anaerobic Digestion]] stage		**With the caveat of it being used AFTER a primary Sedimentation and/or [[Anaerobic Digestion]] stage
	**Then either use for [[Irrigation]] as [[Reclaimed Water]] (if use as potable water is too taboo/hard to reach the standard, think [[Greywater Gardens]] etc), or ideally as [[Potable Water]]		**Then either use for [[Irrigation]] as [[Reclaimed Water]] (if use as potable water is too taboo/hard to reach the standard, think [[Greywater Gardens]] etc), or ideally as [[Potable Water]]
			*[[Advanced Oxidation Processes]]

	=External Links=		=External Links=

Eric: Created Page + Added Basic Sections/Info

2026-04-08T18:32:17Z

Created Page + Added Basic Sections/Info

New page

=Basics=
*Often Abbreviated as CBAT
*[[Advanced Treatment]] of Water (Typically A Secondary/Tertiary Phase of [[Wastewater Treatment]] for [[Blackwater Recycling]] to [[Potable Water]] , although it could also be used at a Water Plant using [[Rainwater Capture]] or [[Riverbank Filtration]] etc
**Although most systems cannot adjust Salinity / [[TDS]] so those cases are better suited to [[Reverse Osmosis Advanced Treatment]]
***Although POTENTIALLY CBAT could be used to reduce the Brine to just Salts etc, but this would be the cost of BOTH system, and unless the benefit is major (and/or [[Reverse Osmosis Brine Disposal]] is a sufficiently major factor, this solution seems debatable
*While the process can use Filtration, [[Ozonation (Water Treatment) ]] , [[UVGI (Water Treatment) ]] , and other technologies, in CBAT the MAJORITY of the work is being done by [[Activated Carbon]] (typically [[Granulated Activated Carbon]] ) and/or [[Biological Activated Carbon]] hence the name

=Internal Links=
*[[Open Source Modular Carbon Based Advanced Treatment Train]]
**Due to the use of [[Appropriate Materials]] , and the ability to even remove [[Contaminants of Emerging Concern]] etc, this technology would be VERY useful if Open Sourced and implemented widely
**With the caveat of it being used AFTER a primary Sedimentation and/or [[Anaerobic Digestion]] stage
**Then either use for [[Irrigation]] as [[Reclaimed Water]] (if use as potable water is too taboo/hard to reach the standard, think [[Greywater Gardens]] etc), or ideally as [[Potable Water]]

=External Links=
*

[[Category: Water]] [[Category: Wastewater Treatment]]