diff --git a/relationalize/schema.py b/relationalize/schema.py
index 2b23fe2..669389d 100644
--- a/relationalize/schema.py
+++ b/relationalize/schema.py
@@ -150,6 +150,39 @@ def drop_null_columns(self) -> int:
             del self.schema[column]
         return len(columns_to_drop)
 
+    def drop_special_char_columns(self) -> int:
+        """
+        Drops columns which have a non alnumeric (excluding whitespace) in their name from the schema.
+
+        Returns the # of columns that were dropped.
+        """
+        columns_to_drop = []
+        for key in self.schema.keys():
+            if any(not (c.isalnum() or c == " ") for c in key):
+                columns_to_drop.append(key)
+
+        for column in columns_to_drop:
+            del self.schema[column]
+        return len(columns_to_drop)
+
+    def drop_duplicate_columns(self) -> int:
+        """
+        Drops columns from the schema which have a duplicate (case sensitive) match. Keeps the first column it reads.
+
+        Returns the # of columns that were dropped.
+        """
+        lowercased_keys = set()
+        columns_to_drop = []
+        for key in self.schema.keys():
+            if key.casefold() not in lowercased_keys:
+                lowercased_keys.add(key.casefold())
+            else:
+                columns_to_drop.append(key)
+
+        for column in columns_to_drop:
+            del self.schema[column]
+        return len(columns_to_drop)
+
     def read_object(self, object: Dict):
         """
         Read an object and merge into the current schema.
diff --git a/test/schema.test.py b/test/schema.test.py
index c1d135a..37a4068 100644
--- a/test/schema.test.py
+++ b/test/schema.test.py
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ def test_drop_null_columns(self):
         self.assertDictEqual({}, schema1.schema)
 
         schema2 = Schema()
-        schema1.read_object(CASE_3)
-        schema1.read_object(CASE_4)
-        schema1.drop_null_columns()
-        self.assertDictEqual({"1": "int"}, schema1.schema)
+        schema2.read_object(CASE_3)
+        schema2.read_object(CASE_4)
+        schema2.drop_null_columns()
+        self.assertDictEqual({"1": "int"}, schema2.schema)
 
     def test_generate_output_columns_no_choice(self):
         schema1 = Schema()
@@ -196,6 +196,43 @@ def test_generate_output_columns_choice(self):
             schema1.generate_output_columns(),
         )
 
+    def test_drop_special_char_columns(self):
+        schema1 = Schema()
+        schema1.read_object({"abc ": 1, "def@#": 1, "$$ghi": 1, "jkl": 1, "!@#mno": 1})
+        self.assertEqual(3, schema1.drop_special_char_columns())
+        self.assertEqual(schema1.schema, {"abc ": "int", "jkl": "int"})
+        schema2 = Schema()
+        schema2.read_object({"abc": 1, "def": 2, "GH I ": 3})
+        self.assertEqual(0, schema2.drop_special_char_columns())
+        self.assertEqual(schema2.schema, {"abc": "int", "def": "int", "GH I ": "int"})
+
+    def test_drop_duplicate_columns(self):
+        schema1 = Schema()
+        schema1.read_object(
+            {"ABc ": 1, "DEf ": 1, "ghi": 1, "jkl": 1, "ABC": 1, "abc ": 1, "JkL": 1}
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(2, schema1.drop_duplicate_columns())
+        self.assertEqual(
+            schema1.schema,
+            {"ABc ": "int", "DEf ": "int", "ghi": "int", "jkl": "int", "ABC": "int"},
+        )
+        schema2 = Schema()
+        schema2.read_object(
+            {"abc": 1, "ABC": 2, "ABc": 3, "abC ": 4, "D E F": 5, "DEF": 5}
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(2, schema2.drop_duplicate_columns())
+        self.assertEqual(
+            schema2.schema,
+            {"abc": "int", "abC ": "int", "D E F": "int", "DEF": "int"},
+        )
+        schema3 = Schema()
+        schema3.read_object({"abc": 1, "def": 2, "GH I ": 3, "abC ": 4, "D E F": 5})
+        self.assertEqual(0, schema3.drop_duplicate_columns())
+        self.assertEqual(
+            schema3.schema,
+            {"abc": "int", "def": "int", "GH I ": "int", "abC ": "int", "D E F": "int"},
+        )
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()