- Home Water Treatment Using Activated Carbon - Discussion and guidelines from a 1997 article from the Michigan State University Extension.
- HowStuffWorks: Charcoal Filters - What is activated charcoal and why is it used in filters?
- HowStuffWorks: Reverse Osmosis - How does reverse osmosis work to purify or filter the water?
- Treatment Systems for Household Water Supplies - Activated Carbon Filtration - 1992 article from the North Dakota State University Extension Service explaining in detail what activated charcoal systems can and cannot do.
