Carbon filter
The carbon filter was a filtration component on  starships. Carbon filter maintenance, described by Brad Boimler as "scraping carbon off of slightly harder carbon," was generally regarded as one of the worst jobs on the ship along with turbolift lubing and holodeck waste removal. It was performed with a type 2 phaser.

In 2380, Ensign Beckett Mariner was assigned carbon filter maintenance on the , though she managed to make it fun by turning it into a competitive game. ()

Life support technology