Arsenic contamination, consequences and remediation techniques: a review

R Singh, S Singh, P Parihar, VP Singh… - … and environmental safety, 2015 - Elsevier
The exposure to low or high concentrations of arsenic (As), either due to the direct
consumption of As contaminated drinking water, or indirectly through daily intake of As …

Global water pollution and human health

RP Schwarzenbach, T Egli, TB Hofstetter… - Annual review of …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Water quality issues are a major challenge that humanity is facing in the twenty-first century.
Here, we review the main groups of aquatic contaminants, their effects on human health …

Reactions of chlorine with inorganic and organic compounds during water treatment—kinetics and mechanisms: a critical review

M Deborde, URS Von Gunten - Water research, 2008 - Elsevier
Numerous inorganic and organic micropollutants can undergo reactions with chlorine.
However, for certain compounds, the expected chlorine reactivity is low and only small …

Emerging technologies for arsenic removal from drinking water in rural and peri-urban areas: Methods, experience from, and options for Latin America

R Kumar, M Patel, P Singh, J Bundschuh… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Providing drinking water with safe arsenic levels in Latin American (LA) countries (a total of
22 countries) is a major current challenge. Arsenic's presence in water has been neglected …

Iron and aluminium based adsorption strategies for removing arsenic from water

DE Giles, M Mohapatra, TB Issa, S Anand… - Journal of environmental …, 2011 - Elsevier
Arsenic is a commonly occurring toxic metal in natural systems and is the root cause of many
diseases and disorders. Occurrence of arsenic contaminated water is reported from several …

Possible treatments for arsenic removal in Latin American waters for human consumption

MI Litter, ME Morgada, J Bundschuh - Environmental Pollution, 2010 - Elsevier
Considering the toxic effects of arsenic, the World Health Organization recommends a
maximum concentration of 10 μg L− 1 of arsenic in drinking water. Latin American …

pH dependence of Fenton reagent generation and As (III) oxidation and removal by corrosion of zero valent iron in aerated water

IA Katsoyiannis, T Ruettimann… - Environmental science & …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Corrosion of zerovalent iron (ZVI) in oxygen-containing water produces reactive
intermediates that can oxidize various organic and inorganic compounds. We investigated …

The reactions of chlorine dioxide with inorganic and organic compounds in water treatment: kinetics and mechanisms

W Gan, Y Ge, Y Zhong, X Yang - Environmental Science: Water …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Chlorine dioxide (ClO2), as an alternative to chlorine, has been widely applied in water
treatment. In order to better understand the performance of ClO2 in water treatment, the …

Deep-dive into iron-based co-precipitation of arsenic: A review of mechanisms derived from synchrotron techniques and implications for groundwater treatment

A Ahmad, CM van Genuchten - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The co-precipitation of Fe (III)(oxyhydr) oxides with arsenic (As) is one of the most
widespread approaches to treat As-contaminated groundwater in both low-and high-income …

The effect of Fe2+, Fe3+, H2O2 and the photo-Fenton reagent at near neutral pH on the solar disinfection (SODIS) at low temperatures of water containing Escherichia …

D Spuhler, JA Rengifo-Herrera, C Pulgarin - Applied Catalysis B …, 2010 - Elsevier
The effect of Fe2+, Fe3+, H2O2 and the photo-Fenton system (Fe2+ or 3+/H2O2/hv) on solar
water disinfection (SODIS) at low temperature and at near neutral pH are discussed in detail …