CARBON FILTERS WHICH CONSISTS OF GRANULAR OR BLOCK ACTIVATED CARBON. CARBON BLOCKS ARE EFFECTIVE AT REMOVING A WIDE RANGE OF CONTAMINANTS FROM WATER , INCLUDING CHLORINE, SEDIMENT, ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND OTHER IMPURITIES. THEY ARE PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE AT REMOVING CHLORINE , WHICH IS A COMMON DISINFECTANT USED IN MUNICIPAL WATER TREATMENT PLANTS . IT HELPS TO ENSURE THAT WATER DESTINED FOR CONSUMPTION IS REMOVED OF HARMFUL CONTAMINANTS SUCH AS PESTICIDES, ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS.