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Arsenic-Free Drinking Water For Rural Villages In India
August 17, 2010
•Article: Arsenic-Free Drinking Water For Rural Villages In India
By James J. Pardini P.E., CPE, MEL Chemicals, Inc.
High levels of arsenic in the groundwater in areas of northeastern India and Bangladesh have been a recognized public health problem for a number of years. Rural villagers in this area, often lacking electric power, rely on a common village well as their only source of drinking water. If this well has a high level of arsenic, the entire village suffers. Instances of disease related to long-term arsenic exposure are relatively common.
In 2009, the Isolux Technologies Division of MEL Chemicals, Inc. teamed up with DNA Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., an Indian engineering firm, to supply 39 arsenic treatment systems customized to the requirements of rural villages in the Indian state of Bihar. This article discusses the background to the problem and describes the approach that was taken to these systems and their final design. Photos of an installation in one village are included.
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