Looking to see who Fritz Pet was and who owned them... I came across this list and it rates carbons ability to remove certain elements (I'm sure it's not meant for SW but interesting non the less).
It came from...
http://www.fritzspecialty.com/wastew...rbon/index.htm
Removal Capacities of Fritz High Quality Carbon
0 - Not an application for Fritz Carbon
1 - POOR, not a recommended use
2 - FAIR, limited application
3 - GOOD, very acceptable results
4 - VERY GOOD, a proven application
5 - EXCELLENT, a proven application
ACERALDEHYDE 4
ACETIC ACID 3
ACERONE 4
ALCOHOLS 4
ALKALINITY 1
AMINES 3
AMMONIA 1
AMYL ACETATE 5
AMYL ALCOHOL 5
ANTIFREEZE 4
ARSENIC 1
BENZENE 5
BLEACH 5
BORON 1
BUTYL ALCOHOL 5
BUTYL ACETATE 5
CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE 5
CARBON DIOXIDE 0
CHLORAL 5
CHLORAMINE 4
CHLOROFORM 5
CHLORINE 5
CHLOROBENZENE 5
CHLOROPHENOL 5
CHLOROPHYLL 4
CITRIC ACID 4
CRESOL 5
DIFOLIANTS 5
DETERGENTS 3
DIESEL FUEL 5
DYES 5
EMULSIONS 2
ETHYL ACETATE 5
ETHYL ACRYLATE 5
ETHYL ALCOHOL 4
ETHYL AMINE 4
ETHYL CHLORIDE 4
ETHYL CHLORIDE 4
ETHYL ETHER 1
FERTILIZERS 2
FLOURIDES 2
FORMALDEHYDE 2
GASOLINE 5
GLYCOLS 5
HARDNESS 0
HERBICIDES 3
HYDROGEN BROMIDE 5
HYDROGEN CHLORIDE 2
HYDROGEN FLORIDE 1
HYDROGEN IODIDE 2
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 5
HYDROGEN SELENIDE 3
HYDROGEN SULFIDE 3
HYPOCHLOROUS ACID 5
INORGANIC ACIDS 1
INORGANIC CHEMICALS 1
INSECTICIDES 5
IODINE 5
ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL 5
KETONES 5
LACTIC ACID 4
LEAD 3
LIME 0
MERCAPTAINS 4
METAL SALTS 1
METHYL ACETATE 4
METHYL ALCOHOL 4
METHYL BROMIDE 5
METHYL CHLORIDE 4
METHYL ETHYL KETONE 5
NAPHTHA 5
NITRATES 0
NITRIC ACID 3
NITROBENSENE 5
NITROTOLUENE 5
ODORS (GENERAL) 5
OIL-DISSOLVED 5
OIL-SUSPENDED 2
ORGANIC ACIDS 4
ORGANIC ESTERS 5
ORGANIC SALTS 4
OXALIC ACID 5
OXYGEN 5
OZONE 4
PCBs 5
PESTICIDES 5
PHENOL 5
PHOSPHATES 0
PLASTIC TASTE 5
PLATING WASTES 3
POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE 4
PRECIPITATED IRON 2
PRECIPITATED SULPHUR 2
PROPIOIC ACID 4
PROPIONALDEHYDE 3
PROPYL ACETATE 4
PROPYL ALCOHOL 4
PROPYL CHLORIDE 4
RACON 4
RUBBER HOSE TASTE 5
SEA WATER 1
SEDIMENT 2
SOAP 3
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 5
SOLUBLE IRON 2
SOLVENTS 4
SULFURIC ACID 1
SUPHONATED OILS 4
SUSPENDED MATTER 2
TANNINS 4
TAR EMULSIONS 4
TARTARIC ACIDS 4
TASTE (DI WATER) 4
TASTE (FROM ORGANICS) 4
THM'S 5
TOLUENE 5
TOLUIDINE 5
TRICHLORETHYLENE 5
TURPENTINE 5
URINE 2
VINEGAR 3
XANTHOPHYLL 4
XYLENE 5
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It came from...
http://www.fritzspecialty.com/wastew...rbon/index.htm
Removal Capacities of Fritz High Quality Carbon
0 - Not an application for Fritz Carbon
1 - POOR, not a recommended use
2 - FAIR, limited application
3 - GOOD, very acceptable results
4 - VERY GOOD, a proven application
5 - EXCELLENT, a proven application
ACERALDEHYDE 4
ACETIC ACID 3
ACERONE 4
ALCOHOLS 4
ALKALINITY 1
AMINES 3
AMMONIA 1
AMYL ACETATE 5
AMYL ALCOHOL 5
ANTIFREEZE 4
ARSENIC 1
BENZENE 5
BLEACH 5
BORON 1
BUTYL ALCOHOL 5
BUTYL ACETATE 5
CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE 5
CARBON DIOXIDE 0
CHLORAL 5
CHLORAMINE 4
CHLOROFORM 5
CHLORINE 5
CHLOROBENZENE 5
CHLOROPHENOL 5
CHLOROPHYLL 4
CITRIC ACID 4
CRESOL 5
DIFOLIANTS 5
DETERGENTS 3
DIESEL FUEL 5
DYES 5
EMULSIONS 2
ETHYL ACETATE 5
ETHYL ACRYLATE 5
ETHYL ALCOHOL 4
ETHYL AMINE 4
ETHYL CHLORIDE 4
ETHYL CHLORIDE 4
ETHYL ETHER 1
FERTILIZERS 2
FLOURIDES 2
FORMALDEHYDE 2
GASOLINE 5
GLYCOLS 5
HARDNESS 0
HERBICIDES 3
HYDROGEN BROMIDE 5
HYDROGEN CHLORIDE 2
HYDROGEN FLORIDE 1
HYDROGEN IODIDE 2
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 5
HYDROGEN SELENIDE 3
HYDROGEN SULFIDE 3
HYPOCHLOROUS ACID 5
INORGANIC ACIDS 1
INORGANIC CHEMICALS 1
INSECTICIDES 5
IODINE 5
ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL 5
KETONES 5
LACTIC ACID 4
LEAD 3
LIME 0
MERCAPTAINS 4
METAL SALTS 1
METHYL ACETATE 4
METHYL ALCOHOL 4
METHYL BROMIDE 5
METHYL CHLORIDE 4
METHYL ETHYL KETONE 5
NAPHTHA 5
NITRATES 0
NITRIC ACID 3
NITROBENSENE 5
NITROTOLUENE 5
ODORS (GENERAL) 5
OIL-DISSOLVED 5
OIL-SUSPENDED 2
ORGANIC ACIDS 4
ORGANIC ESTERS 5
ORGANIC SALTS 4
OXALIC ACID 5
OXYGEN 5
OZONE 4
PCBs 5
PESTICIDES 5
PHENOL 5
PHOSPHATES 0
PLASTIC TASTE 5
PLATING WASTES 3
POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE 4
PRECIPITATED IRON 2
PRECIPITATED SULPHUR 2
PROPIOIC ACID 4
PROPIONALDEHYDE 3
PROPYL ACETATE 4
PROPYL ALCOHOL 4
PROPYL CHLORIDE 4
RACON 4
RUBBER HOSE TASTE 5
SEA WATER 1
SEDIMENT 2
SOAP 3
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 5
SOLUBLE IRON 2
SOLVENTS 4
SULFURIC ACID 1
SUPHONATED OILS 4
SUSPENDED MATTER 2
TANNINS 4
TAR EMULSIONS 4
TARTARIC ACIDS 4
TASTE (DI WATER) 4
TASTE (FROM ORGANICS) 4
THM'S 5
TOLUENE 5
TOLUIDINE 5
TRICHLORETHYLENE 5
TURPENTINE 5
URINE 2
VINEGAR 3
XANTHOPHYLL 4
XYLENE 5
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