The useful applications of pesticides such as herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, nematocide and rodenticides are constantly increasing. These are all chemicals that are used, often in large quantities over wide areas, to kill or control, insects, weeds, fungi and other pests in order to protect crop yields.

Thanks to their high water solubility, many pesticides are easily transported from the ground to the aquatic environment and in farming products.

The porous structure of the activated carbon makes using PAC (powdered activated carbon) filters an essential step in the water treatment process to remove pesticides from water.