Featured Application Groundwater contamination is a major global issue. A good
understanding of the associated chemistry and fate of a contaminant such as arsenic in …

Arsenic poisoning constitutes a major threat to humans, causing various health problems.
Almost everywhere across the world certain “hotspots” have been detected, putting in …

The composition of the gut microbiome in industrialized populations differs from those living
traditional lifestyles. However, it has been difficult to separate the contributions of human …

This study investigates the values of pH, total dissolved solids (TDS), elevation, oxidative
reduction potential (ORP), temperature, and depth, while the concentrations of Br, and …

Groundwater contaminated with geogenic arsenic (As) is frequently used as drinking water
in Burkina Faso, despite adverse health effects. This study focused on testing low-cost filter …

In the lowlands of Nepal (Terai), the WHO drinking water guideline concentration of 10 μg/L
for arsenic (As) is frequently exceeded. Since their introduction in 2006, iron-assisted bio …

This study investigated heavy metals concentration in groundwater in six coastal
communities in Gokana, Rivers State, namely, Gbe, K-Dere, B-Dere, Mogho, Kpor and Bodo …

Contamination of groundwater wells by arsenic is a major problem in China. This study
compared arsenic removal efficiency of five sand-based point-of-use filters with the aim of …

Water pollution is calling for a sustainable remediation method such as the use of metallic
iron (Fe0) to reduce and filter some pollutants, yet the reactivity and hydraulic conductivity of …

This article critically evaluates the conventional Kanchan Arsenic Filter (KAF) in order to
determine the main reasons for its reported poor performance. The KAF was introduced in …