Targeting arsenic-safe aquifers for drinking water supplies
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Article Title | Targeting arsenic-safe aquifers for drinking water supplies |
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ERA Journal ID | 36373 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Bundschuh, Jochen (Author), Litter, Marta I. (Author) and Bhattacharya, Prosun (Author) |
Journal Title | Environmental Geochemistry and Health: official journal of the Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health |
Journal Citation | 32 (4), pp. 307-315 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2010 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 0269-4042 |
1573-2983 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-010-9308-8 |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10653-010-9308-8 |
Abstract | At present, 70 countries worldwide are affected by groundwater contamination by arsenic (As) released from predominantly geogenic sources. Consequently, the As problem is becoming a global issue. The option to target As-safe aquifers, which uses geological, geochemical, hydrogeological, morphological and climatic similarities to delimit As-safe aquifers, appears as a sustainable mitigation option. Two pilot areas, Meghna Flood Plain in Matlab Upazila, representative of Bengal Delta in Bangladesh, and Río Dulce Alluvial Cone, representing a typical aquifer setting in the Chaco-Pampean Plain in Argentina groundwater As occurrence, were compared. In rural Bangladesh, As removal techniques have been provided to the population, but with low social acceptance. In contrast, targeting As-safe aquifers was socially accepted in Bangladesh, where sediment color could be used to identify As-safe aquifer zones and to install safe wells. The investigation in Argentina is more complex because of very different conditions and sources of As. Targeting As-safe aquifers could be a sustainable option for many rural areas and isolated peri-urban areas. |
Keywords | aquifer pollution; arsenic; drinking water; pollutant removal; rural area; safety; urban area; water quality; water supply |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400499. Chemical engineering not elsewhere classified |
330499. Urban and regional planning not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Germany |
National Atomic Energy Commission, Argentina | |
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q29w5/targeting-arsenic-safe-aquifers-for-drinking-water-supplies
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