The health hazard is not only chlorination
products. It was reported that an intake of a huge amount of HA might
be one of the etiological factors for Blackfoot disease [3–5]. Therefore,
HA is one of the main characteristics measured for water studies. The
minimization of the presence of HA in drinking and other processed
water is of significant importance and interest. Multiple techniques
have been used successfully to remove HA from water and waste
water, such as membrane filtration [6], chemical precipitation [7], advanced
oxidation [8] and adsorption. Currently, the adsorption process
has proved a cost-effective method for water treatment and many investigations have been conducted to develop low cost adsorbents for
the removal of organic compounds [8,9].