Possible treatments for arsenic removal in Latin American waters for human consumption
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Article Title | Possible treatments for arsenic removal in Latin American waters for human consumption |
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ERA Journal ID | 5823 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Litter, Marta I. (Author), Morgada, Maria E. (Author) and Bundschuh, Jochen (Author) |
Journal Title | Environmental Pollution |
Journal Citation | 158 (5), pp. 1105-1118 |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2010 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0269-7491 |
1873-6424 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2010.01.028 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749110000564 |
Abstract | Considering the toxic effects of arsenic, the World Health Organization recommends a maximum concentration of 10 μg L-1 of arsenic in drinking water. Latin American populations present severe health problems due to consumption of waters with high arsenic contents. The physicochemical properties of surface and groundwaters are different from those of other more studied regions of the planet, and the problem is still publicly unknown. Methods for arsenic removal suitable to be applied in Latin American waters are here summarized and commented. Conventional technologies (oxidation, coagulation-coprecipitation, adsorption, reverse osmosis, use of ion exchangers) are described, but emphasis is made in emergent decentralized economical methods as the use of inexpensive natural adsorbents, solar light technologies or biological treatments, as essential to palliate the situation in poor, isolated and dispersed populations of Latin American regions. |
Keywords | arsenic; Latin America; water treatment; removal technologies |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400411. Water treatment processes |
400499. Chemical engineering not elsewhere classified | |
370104. Atmospheric composition, chemistry and processes | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | National Atomic Energy Commission, Argentina |
National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Argentina | |
Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Germany | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q29w6/possible-treatments-for-arsenic-removal-in-latin-american-waters-for-human-consumption
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