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Prospects of Combating Arsenic: Physico-chemical Aspects

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Arsenic Contamination in the Environment

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Arsenic removal from contaminated water has become a global concern, and the development of arsenic removal processes from potable water is still a major challenge. Several chemical based arsenic removal technologies are available, which are chiefly based on the combination of the processes like oxidation, coagulation, filtration, ion exchange, and adsorption. However, any technology selected for the purpose should comply standard set by WHO for drinking water with a capacity to remove arsenic below 10 ppb. Further, technology related issues like sludge disposal, operation and maintenance, etc. are very important for considering any implementation for supply of arsenic-free potable water. It is undoubtedly a challenging task to develop appropriate, efficient, and cost-effective and user friendly technology to serve the arsenic-free water to the humanity of diverse economic and ecologic locations facing dreadful situations with arsenic.

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  2. Department of Chemistry, D.R. College, Golghat, 785621, Assam, India

    Mridul Chetia

  3. Department of Radiochemistry and Applied Ecology, Physical Technology Institute, Ural Federal University, Mira str, 19, Ekaterinburg, Russia

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  4. Institut für Radioökologie und Strahlenschutz (IRS), Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, Hannover, 30419, Germany

    Dharmendra K. Gupta

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Chatterjee, S., Chetia, M., Voronina, A., Gupta, D.K. (2017). Prospects of Combating Arsenic: Physico-chemical Aspects. In: Gupta, D., Chatterjee, S. (eds) Arsenic Contamination in the Environment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54356-7_5

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