Current status of arsenic contamination in drinkingwater and treatment practice in some rural areas of West Bengal, India

The aim of the present investigation was to draw the current scenario of arsenic (As) contamination in drinking water of community tube well and drinking water treated by tube wells installed with different adsorbent media-based treatment plants in districts Nadia, Hooghly and North 24-Parganas dist...

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Datum:2016
Hauptverfasser: Bhakta, J.N., Rana, S., Jana, J., Bag, S.K., Lahiri, S., Jana, B.B., Panning, F., Fechter, L.
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Інститут колоїдної хімії та хімії води ім. А.В. Думанського НАН України 2016
Schriftenreihe:Химия и технология воды
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Online Zugang:http://dspace.nbuv.gov.ua/handle/123456789/160864
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Zitieren:Current status of arsenic contamination in drinkingwater and treatment practice in some rural areas of West Bengal, India / J.N. Bhakta, S. Rana, J. Jana, S.K. Bag, S. Lahiri, B.B. Jana, F. Panning, L. Fechter // Химия и технология воды. — 2016. — Т. 38, № 6. — С. 657-668. — Бібліогр.: 33 назв. — англ.

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Zusammenfassung:The aim of the present investigation was to draw the current scenario of arsenic (As) contamination in drinking water of community tube well and drinking water treated by tube wells installed with different adsorbent media-based treatment plants in districts Nadia, Hooghly and North 24-Parganas districts, West Bengal, India. As removal efficiencies of different treatment plants varied from 23 to 71%, which is largely governed by adsorption capacity of adsorbent and influencing environmental factors. Though investigated treatment plants removed substantial amount of As from tube well water, high As concentration in treated drinking water was retained after passing through the treatment plants. This high level of As concentration in tube well water and retention of high As concentration in treated drinking water were severe for the consumers which therefore, indicating the improvement of removal efficiency of treatment plant by meticulously considering favorable influencing factors or/and application of other high capacity treatment alternatives to adsorb the excess As retained in drinking water and regular monitoring of As concentration in the treated drinking water are indispensable.