Using brown coal to clean ground water:
an efficient technology
Extensive tests on the binding of pollutants in brown coal carried out by Jonas Environmental Technologies revealed that brown coal is an effective and non-polluting alternative for usage in reactive walls.
Brown coal is
  • an effective sorbent for a range of organic pollutants (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, volatile halogenated hydrocarbons, mineral oil hydrocarbons, pesticides)

  • a very affordable material

  • available in large quantities

  • chemically and physically stable

  • non-polluting

  • a good carrier material for microorganisms