颗粒活性炭（GAC）的生物活性可显著增强处理过程。将污染物去除途径从吸附改为生物降解可减少可生物降解的有机物，并增加不可降解或缓慢降解化合物的吸附能力。在实验室规模的GAC反应器中研究了天然有机物（NOM）的生物降解和吸附。发现臭氧氧化促进了生物膜的生长和NOM的生物降解。在臭氧氧化的NOM上生长的生物膜生物很容易降解微量苯酚。包括23个参考文献、表格和图表。

Biological activity on granular activated carbon (GAC) may significantly enhance the treatment process. Shifting the pathway for contaminant removal from adsorption to biodegradation reduces biodegradable organics and increases sorptive capacity for non-degradable or slowly degradable compounds. Biodegradation and adsorption of natural organic matter (NOM) were studied in a laboratory-scale GAC reactor. Ozonation was found to encourage biofilm growth and biodegradation of NOM. Biofilm organisms grown on ozonated NOM readily degraded trace concentrations of phenol. Includes 23 references, table, figures.