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Organic contaminants are removed from the water by the process of ______

(a) Water softening

(b) Demineralization

(c) Absorption

(d) Adsorption

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I want to ask this question from Various Unit Operations topic in section Unit Operations, Screening and Aeration of Environmental Engineering

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Right answer is (d) Adsorption

Explanation: Organic contaminants are removed from the water by the attraction and accumulation of one substance on the surface of another.

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