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| Title: | A review and evaluation of treatment technologies for arsenic-contaminated groundwater in Bangladesh |
| Authors: | Philip, Amy Elisabeth |
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| Keywords: | treatment
technologies
groundwater
arsenic-contaminated
Bangladesh |
| Issue Date: | 2011 |
| Abstract: | Arsenic poisoning due to contaminated groundwater in Bangladesh was first discovered
in 1993. Over 90% of the people in Bangladesh rely on groundwater as their major
source of drinking water which has caused roughly 33 million people to be exposed to
elevated arsenic concentrations. Current efforts by non-government organizations
involve the implementation of a variety of arsenic removal technologies to help provide
the people of Bangladesh with a clean and safe source of drinking water. As the arseniccontaminated
groundwater does not occur in a predictable pattern, one technology cannot
be applied as a best fit. Using existing literature, a matrix has been developed that rates
existing technologies based on a variety of parameters that are deemed vital both in the
operational efficiency and environmental considerations in the implementation of the
technology. It is unlikely that one technology will be a satisfactory solution for every
case and all will suffer from various limitations. From these limitations, it might be easy
to determine which technology can be applied to a given region based on the water
chemistry, social issues and technological restrictions. This general method may be used
to select technologies that could be implemented to improve the quality of life of millions
of people who live in a variety of other localities that also suffer from arsenic
contaminated groundwater, such as Argentina and China. |
| Description: | A report submitted to the School of Environmental Studies
in conformity with the requirements for
the degree of Master of Environmental Studies
Queen’s University
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
May 2007 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1974/6549 |
| Appears in Collections: | Environmental Studies Graduate Projects
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