Control technology summary for filtration
Data points
Effluent concentration
Removal
efficiency, %
Pollutant
Pilot
scale
Full
scale
Range
Median Range
Median
Tota1 phenols
15
9
0.001–64
0.02
0–60
23
Oi1 and grease
7
10
<0.5–9,900
12
0–>98
39
Fluoride
3
2.2–11
9.0
0–63
32
A1uminum
10
4
0.04–47
0.5
15–99
34
Manganese
11
5
0.007–3.2
0.12
0–88
15
Vanadium
10
17
0.001–0.52
0.02
0–67
4
Barium
10
3
<0.001–11
0.01
0–>99
24
Iron
11
4
0.06–100
0.34
0–92
32
Tin
8
3
0.02–0.48
<0.02
0–56
3
Titanium
9
4
>0.001–15
0.004
0–99
23
TS
1
12,000
45
TDS
1
4,900
36
Su1fides
4
1
<0.005–
<0.2
0.01
0–94
50
Pa11adium
1
NM
Calcium
9
4
4.5–800
7.6
0–98
13
Magnesium
10
3
1–37
3.7
0–62
6
Sodium
9
3
54–400
180
0–6
0
Molybdenum
10
2
0.01–0.2
0.01
0–0
0
Coba1t
10
3
0.006–0.11
0.007
10–70
20
Boron
10
1
0.006–2
0.27
0–33
0
Si1icon
10
1.3–15
3.4
0–48
3
Ammonia
5
2
0.22–23
2.6
0–99
21
Nitrate
5
2
0.12–6.5
3.4
0–52
10
Strontium
9
1
0.02–0.26
0.05
0–29
0
Te1lurium
1
<0.004
NM
Ammonia nitrogen
1
0.58
17
Nitrate nitrogen
1
0.25
11
Yttrium
1
<0.003
<50
Platinum
1
<0.005
NM
Gold
1
<0.002
NM
TVS
1
7,500
38
Toxic pollutants, μg/L:
Antimony
13
13
BDL – 700
<25
0–92
>44
Arsenic
14
8
BDL – 100
7
0–>99
55
Asbestos, tota1 (fibers/L) 1
4.7E8
90
Asbestos, chrysotile
(fibers/L)
1
3.3E8
>99
Beryllium
17
1
<0.02–<10
1.1
0–7
7 1
Cadmium
15
14
ND – 97
<2
0–>99
67
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Data points
Effluent concentration
Removal
efficiency, %
Pollutant
Pilot
scale
Full
scale
Range
Median Range
Median
Tota1 phenols
15
9
0.001–64
0.02
0–60
23
Oi1 and grease
7
10
<0.5–9,900
12
0–>98
39
Fluoride
3
2.2–11
9.0
0–63
32
A1uminum
10
4
0.04–47
0.5
15–99
34
Manganese
11
5
0.007–3.2
0.12
0–88
15
Vanadium
10
17
0.001–0.52
0.02
0–67
4
Barium
10
3
<0.001–11
0.01
0–>99
24
Iron
11
4
0.06–100
0.34
0–92
32
Tin
8
3
0.02–0.48
<0.02
0–56
3
Titanium
9
4
>0.001–15
0.004
0–99
23
TS
1
12,000
45
TDS
1
4,900
36
Su1fides
4
1
<0.005–
<0.2
0.01
0–94
50
Pa11adium
1
NM
Calcium
9
4
4.5–800
7.6
0–98
13
Magnesium
10
3
1–37
3.7
0–62
6
Sodium
9
3
54–400
180
0–6
0
Molybdenum
10
2
0.01–0.2
0.01
0–0
0
Coba1t
10
3
0.006–0.11
0.007
10–70
20
Boron
10
1
0.006–2
0.27
0–33
0
Si1icon
10
1.3–15
3.4
0–48
3
Ammonia
5
2
0.22–23
2.6
0–99
21
Nitrate
5
2
0.12–6.5
3.4
0–52
10
Strontium
9
1
0.02–0.26
0.05
0–29
0
Te1lurium
1
<0.004
NM
Ammonia nitrogen
1
0.58
17
Nitrate nitrogen
1
0.25
11
Yttrium
1
<0.003
<50
Platinum
1
<0.005
NM
Gold
1
<0.002
NM
TVS
1
7,500
38
Toxic pollutants, μg/L:
Antimony
13
13
BDL – 700
<25
0–92
>44
Arsenic
14
8
BDL – 100
7
0–>99
55
Asbestos, tota1 (fibers/L) 1
4.7E8
90
Asbestos, chrysotile
(fibers/L)
1
3.3E8
>99
Beryllium
17
1
<0.02–<10
1.1
0–7
7 1
Cadmium
15
14
ND – 97
<2
0–>99
67
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