Jink Gude
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Long-term consumption of groundwater containing elevated levels of arsenic (As) can have severe health consequences, including cancer. To effectively remove As, conventional treatment technologies require expensive chemical oxidants to oxidise neutral arsenite (As(III)) in gro ...
As(III) removal in rapid filters
Effect of pH, Fe(II)/Fe(III), filtration velocity and media size
In the top layer of aerated rapid sand filtration systems, uncharged As(III) is biologically converted to charged As(V). Subsequently, the main removal mechanism for As(V) is adsorption onto oxidised, flocculated Fe(III) (hydrous ferric hydroxides; HFO). The aim of this resear ...
The objective of this study was to investigate whether arsenic-oxidising bacteria (AsOB) will grow and survive in rapid sand filters. Additionally, the interdependence of other groundwater constituents (Fe(II), Mn(II), NH4) with biological As(III) oxidation was inve ...
The top layer of natural rapid sand filtration was found to effectively oxidise arsenite (As(III)) in groundwater treatment. However, the oxidation pathway has not yet been identified. The aim of this study was to investigate whether naturally formed manganese oxide (MnO2 ...