水中四氯化碳的来源及处理
Source
Carbon tetrachloride (CC14) is a volatile organic chemical (VOC), and
is primarily used in the manufacture of chlorofluoromethane but also in grain
fumigants, fire extinguishers, solvents, and cleaning agents. Many water
supplies across the country have been found to contain measurable amounts of
VOCs. VOCs pose a possible health risk because a number of them are probable or
known carcinogens. The detection of VOCs in a water supply indicates that a
pollution incident has occurred, because these chemicals are man-made. See
Volatile Organic Chemicals for a complete listing. The US EPA has classified
carbon tetrachloride as a probable human carcinogen and established an MCL of
0.005 mg/l.
Treatment
Reverse Osmosis will remove 70 to 80% of the VOCs in drinking water, as will
ultrafiltration and electrodialysis. Carbon tetrachloride as well as the other
volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) can also be removed from drinking water with
activated carbon filtration. The adsorption capacity of the carbon will vary
with each type of VOC. The carbon manufacturers can run computer projections on
many of these chemicals and give an estimate as to the amount of VOC which can
be removed before the carbon will need replacement.