This granular activated charcoal is ideal for filtering and clarifying solutions. The
granular form is most often used in the home or garden, while tablets and
powder are designed and processed for human consumption and other
medicinal uses.
Along with professional use to filter water in such as aquariums and
ponds, it is used to eliminate household odors and can be used to aid
digestion in pets and commercial birds. In the garden is acts as a soil
conditioner and a natural fertilizer per some sources.
Charcoal uses date back to 3700 BC where it was used inn manufacture
of bronze and other metals. Egyptian papyri cite charcoal applications for
medicinal purposes. Phoenician trading ships in 450 BC stored water in
charcoal lined casks.