Sustainable-activated carbon media standard receives ANSI approval
The American Society of Plumbing Engineers and the Water Quality Association stated the standard — now known as WSQ/ASPE/ANSI S-802 (2014): Sustainable Activated Carbon Media for Drinking Water Treatment — has officially been recognized for American National Standards Institute as an American National Standard.
The new business-to-business standard focuses on raw activated carbon used in drinking-water filter systems. It evaluates the sustainability of activated carbon media products based on three main attributes (feedstock sourcing, activated carbon media production and end-of-life management). It also has four bonus attributes (reactivated carbon, certification under other eco-labeling programs, lifecycle assessment and innovation).