Exhibit 23.1
 
                      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
9, 1999, appearing on page 18 of the Annual Report to Stockholders which is
incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2793
March 25, 1999
 
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