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A simple chemical free arsenic removal method for community water supply - A case study from West Bengal, India

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  • Sen Gupta, Bhaskar
  • Chatterjee, S.
  • Rott, U
  • Kauffman, H
  • Bandopadhyay, Amitava
  • DeGroot, W
  • Nag, N.K.
  • Carbonell-Barrachina, A.A.
  • Mukhopadhyay, Soumyadeep

Abstract

This report describes a simple chemical free method that was successfully used by a team of European and Indian scientists (www.qub.ac.uk/tipot) to remove arsenic (As) from groundwater in a village in West Bengal, India. Six such plants are now in operation and are being used to supply water to the local population (www.insituarsenic.org). The study was conducted in Kasimpore, a village in North 24 Parganas District, approximately 25 km from Kolkata. In all cases, total As in treated water was less than the WHO guideline value of 10 mg/L. The plant produces no sludge and the operation cost is 1.0 US$ per day for producing 2000 L of potable water.

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  • Sen Gupta, Bhaskar & Chatterjee, S. & Rott, U & Kauffman, H & Bandopadhyay, Amitava & DeGroot, W & Nag, N.K. & Carbonell-Barrachina, A.A. & Mukhopadhyay, Soumyadeep, 2009. "A simple chemical free arsenic removal method for community water supply - A case study from West Bengal, India," MPRA Paper 60684, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2009.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:60684
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    1. Seth H Frisbie & Erika J Mitchell, 2022. "Arsenic in drinking water: An analysis of global drinking water regulations and recommendations for updates to protect public health," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(4), pages 1-42, April.
    2. Nina Ricci Nicomel & Karen Leus & Karel Folens & Pascal Van Der Voort & Gijs Du Laing, 2015. "Technologies for Arsenic Removal from Water: Current Status and Future Perspectives," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-24, December.

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    Keywords

    Arsenic; West Bengal; Chemical free treatment; Community water supply;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q0 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General
    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development
    • Q2 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation
    • Q3 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation
    • Q5 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics
    • Q52 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Pollution Control Adoption and Costs; Distributional Effects; Employment Effects
    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling

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