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

• Main Authors: Sen Gupta, B., Chatterjee, S., Rott, U., Kauffman, H., Bandopadhyay, A., DeGroot, W., Nag, N.K., Carbonell-Barrachina, A.A., Mukhopadhyay, S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2009
• Subjects: TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/11510/1/pre_2009_Env_Pol_A_simple_chemical_free_arsenic_removal_method_for_community.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/11510/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749109004643
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

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.