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Product Specification: <br />Reactivated GAC <br />Value <br />Test Method <br />Iodine Number (mg/g), min. <br />a) 800 if spent is >550 <br />b) +250 if spent is <550 <br />a&b includes virgin GAC <br />make-up as required <br />TM-4, ASTM D4607 <br />Moisture, weight %, max. <br />8 <br />TM-1, ASTM D2867 <br />Uniformity Coefficient, max. <br />2.1 <br />TM-47, ASTM D2862 <br />Abrasion No., min. <br />70 <br />TM-9, AWWA B604 <br />Screen Size (US Sieve), weight % <br />* Larger than No. 8, max. <br />15 <br />TM-8, ASTM D2862 <br />Smaller than No. 30, max. <br />4 <br />TM-8, ASTM D2862 <br />Apparent Density, g/cc, min <br />0.20 <br />TM-7, ASTM D2854 <br />5. PRODUCT SPECIFICATION — VIRGIN GAC <br />The bidder shall supply a virgin GAC, which shall either be used to make up losses of spent GAC <br />via the reactivation process, or as an alternate supply to the custom reactivated GAC. The virgin <br />GAC shall meet the following specifications: <br />a. The GAC shall be mined and manufactured in the United States of America. <br />b. The GAC product designated by the Bidder as the material to be supplied for this bid <br />shall have five (5) years of history of use in municipal drinking water facilities in North <br />America. Bidder shall submit references per Section 6. <br />c. The GAC shall be manufactured in a facility certified to conform to the Management <br />System Standard: ISO 9001:2000 or later quality standards and at the specific plant or site <br />holding such certification. A copy of the valid certificate must be submitted with bid, with <br />the understanding by all parties that ANSI/NSF assures the GAC against toxicological <br />hazards only. ISO 9001:2000 or later certification assures the GAC of consistent <br />conformance to stated product quality and standards listed in the specifications. <br />d. The GAC shall comply with AWWA B604, latest edition. <br />e. The GAC shall comply with NSF / ANSI 61 Drinking Water System Components — Health <br />Effects standard. <br />f. The GAC shall comply with the requirements for activated carbon as defined by the Food <br />Chemical Codex (FCC), latest edition published by the U.S. Pharmacopeia. <br />g. The GAC must be a 100% re -agglomerated bituminous coal based product, sized to a <br />granular form prior to baking and activation. The following materials shall not be <br />accepted if submitted in lieu of the required product, nor may any amount of these <br />Ver. 13 — 6101115 <br />