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Organic Hindrance in Groundwater Arsenic Removal Practice

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Arsenic contamination of groundwater has been reported in several Asiancountries. Particularly in view of the presence of elevated levels of iron in groundwater,large numbers of arsenic and iron removal units were installed in many regions.The geochemical and biological importance of organic matter interactions for arsenicsorption and mobility is great. This study revealed the influence of organicmatter on the arsenic treatment process for drinking water. Organic contaminationin the treatment process caused high concentrations of arsenic in effluent water.Types of organicmatter also influenced the removal efficiencies of arsenic and iron.Nevertheless, bioleaching of arsenic from the accumulated As-Fe precipitates in thefilter bed was evident in the non-operational stagnation condition of the treatment units. In this study, the chemical and biological effects of organic contamination onthe arsenic removal practice is elucidated, which might contribute in designing safe options for drinking water

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  1. Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S), The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8654, Japan

    Khondoker Mahbub Hassan & Kensuke Fukushi

  2. Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan

    Fumiyuki Nakajima & Kazuo Yamamoto

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Hassan, K.M., Fukushi, K., Nakajima, F., Yamamoto, K. (2010). Organic Hindrance in Groundwater Arsenic Removal Practice. In: Sumi, A., Fukushi, K., Honda, R., Hassan, K. (eds) Sustainability in Food and Water. Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries, vol 18. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9914-3_12

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