EXHIBIT 23
 
                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
  We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectuses
constituting part of the Registration Statements on Forms S-8 (No. 33-34019
and No. 333-01019) of Calgon Carbon Corporation of our report dated February
3, 1997 except as to Note 7, which is as of March 3, 1997, appearing on page
20 of the Annual Report to Stockholders which is incorporated in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K.
 
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219-2793
March 25, 1997
 
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