Arsenic contamination of groundwater: a review of sources, prevalence, health risks, and strategies for mitigation

S Shankar, U Shanker, Shikha - The scientific world journal, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Arsenic contamination of groundwater in different parts of the world is an outcome of natural
and/or anthropogenic sources, leading to adverse effects on human health and ecosystem …

Bioremediation of toxic heavy metals (THMs) contaminated sites: concepts, applications and challenges

Z Rahman, VP Singh - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020 - Springer
Heavy metal contamination is a global issue, where the prevalent contaminants are arsenic
(As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr)(VI), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb). More often, they are …

Recent developments in MOF and MOF based composite as potential adsorbents for removal of aqueous environmental contaminants

J Darabdhara, M Ahmaruzzaman - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
With the growth of globalization which has been the primary cause of water pollution, it is
utmost necessary for us living being to have access to clean water for the purpose of …

Managed aquifer recharge implementation criteria to achieve water sustainability

S Alam, A Borthakur, S Ravi, M Gebremichael… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Depletion of groundwater is accelerated due to an increase in water demand for
applications in urbanized areas, agriculture sectors, and energy extraction, and dwindling …

Arsenic removal from water/wastewater using adsorbents—a critical review

D Mohan, CU Pittman Jr - Journal of hazardous materials, 2007 - Elsevier
Arsenic's history in science, medicine and technology has been overshadowed by its
notoriety as a poison in homicides. Arsenic is viewed as being synonymous with toxicity …

Biomineralization based remediation of As (III) contaminated soil by Sporosarcina ginsengisoli

V Achal, X Pan, Q Fu, D Zhang - Journal of hazardous materials, 2012 - Elsevier
Arsenic is a highly toxic metalloid and has posed high risk to the environment. As (III) is
highly mobile in soil and leached easily into groundwater. The current remediation …

Laboratory based approaches for arsenic remediation from contaminated water: recent developments

P Mondal, CB Majumder, B Mohanty - Journal of Hazardous materials, 2006 - Elsevier
Arsenic contamination in water has posed severe health problems around the world. In spite
of the availability of some conventional techniques for arsenic removal from contaminated …

A review on different arsenic removal techniques used for decontamination of drinking water

H Rahidul Hassan - Environmental Pollutants and Bioavailability, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Arsenic (As) contamination is one of the most serious forms of environmental pollution
caused by human activities. Numerous concerned authorities around the world are now …

Application of biological processes for the removal of arsenic from groundwaters

IA Katsoyiannis, AI Zouboulis - Water research, 2004 - Elsevier
Bacteria are widespread, abundant, geochemically reactive components of aquatic
environments. In particular, iron-oxidizing bacteria, are involved in the oxidation and …

Biological treatment of Mn (II) and Fe (II) containing groundwater: kinetic considerations and product characterization

IA Katsoyiannis, AI Zouboulis - Water research, 2004 - Elsevier
In the present article, the treatment of groundwater containing Mn (II) and Fe (II) has been
investigated. The biological oxidation of Mn (II) and Fe (II) in upflow filtration units comprised …