Arsenic removal from groundwater by small-scale reverse osmosis unit in rural Bihar, India
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Paper/Presentation Title | Arsenic removal from groundwater by small-scale reverse osmosis unit in rural Bihar, India |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Hoinkis, J. (Author), Hermann, M. (Author), Schmidt, S. (Author), Gukelberger, E. (Author), Ghosh, A. (Author), Chatterjee, D. (Author) and Bundschuh, J. (Author) |
Editors | Ng, Jack C., Noller, Barry N., Naidu, Ravi, Bundschuh, Jochen and Bhattacharya, Prosun |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment (AS 2012) |
Number of Pages | 4 |
Year | 2012 |
Place of Publication | Boca Raton, FL. United States |
ISBN | 9780415637633 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1201/b12522-108 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/b12522-108/iii-2-remediation-water-treatment-arsenic-removal-groundwater-small-scale-reverse-osmosis-unit-rural-bihar-india-hoinkis-hermann-schmidt-gukelberger-ghosh-chatterjee-bundschuh |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.1201/b12522/understanding-geological-medical-interface-arsenic-2012-ravi-naidu-jack-ng-jochen-bundschuh-barry-noller-prosun-bhattacharya |
Conference/Event | 4th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment: Understanding the Geological and Medical Interface of Arsenic (AS 2012) |
Event Details | 4th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment: Understanding the Geological and Medical Interface of Arsenic (AS 2012) Parent International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment (AS) Event Date 22 to end of 27 Jul 2012 Event Location Cairns, Australia |
Abstract | Arsenic contamination of groundwater poses a serious threat to the population in low-lying Gangetic plain of Bihar where arsenic in groundwater occurs in a wide range from Below Detection Limit (BDL) up to more than 600 μg/L. Pilot-scale trials on arsenic removal were conducted at two locations employing an energy efficient small-scale Reverse Osmosis (RO) unit with upstream Granular Media Filters (GMFs) in order to remove precipitated iron(hydr)oxide. The trials showed that the major part of arsenic can be removed through co-precipitation and subsequent GMF, however, the arsenic level in most cases cannot comply with the Indian National Standard of 10 μg/L. Only subsequent treatment by RO will ensure safe values below the stipulated limit. |
Keywords | drinking water; urban areas; Bihar,India; purification; arsenic removal |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 370799. Hydrology not elsewhere classified |
400411. Water treatment processes | |
440704. Environment policy | |
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Byline Affiliations | Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Germany |
Anugrah Narayan College, India | |
University of Kalyani, India | |
National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture | |
University of Queensland | |
University of South Australia | |
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q169y/arsenic-removal-from-groundwater-by-small-scale-reverse-osmosis-unit-in-rural-bihar-india
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