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Hi Group,

The U.S.P. (United States Pharmacopoeia) standard for Activated

Charcoal specifies an internal surface area of 1000 m2/g (square

meters per gram). Recently, several companies have begun manufacturing

Super Activated Charcoals, with up to 3 times the internal surface

area per gram and far greater adsorption power than standard Activated

Charcoal. For example, Super Char (available from Gulf Western) has an

internal surface area of 3000 m2/g. Actidose Aqua (Paddock) has a

surface area of 1600 m2/g. In this article, all the recommended

dosages for Activated Charcoal are based on the standard of 1000 m2/g.

If you can obtain a Super Activated Charcoal, use proportionately less.

The study did not have anything to do with mycotoxins, but it was

interesting nevertheless.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?

cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & list_uids=3441164 & dopt=Abstract