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Best Practice Guide on the Control of Arsenic in Drinking Water
Edited by
Prosun Bhattacharya;
Prosun Bhattacharya
KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (SWEDEN)
School of Civil Engineering and Surveying & International Centre for Applied Climate Science, Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD (AUSTRALIA)
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David A. Polya;
David A. Polya
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester (UNITED KINGDOM)
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Dragana Jovanovic
Dragana Jovanovic
The Institute of Public Health of Serbia, Belgrade (SERBIA)
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© 2017 The Author(s)
© 2017 The Author(s)
This is an Open Access book chapter distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), which permits copying and redistribution for non-commercial purposes, provided the original work is properly cited and that any new works are made available on the same conditions (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). This does not affect the rights licensed or assigned from any third party in this book. The chapter is from the book Best Practice Guide on the Control of Arsenic in Drinking Water, Prosun Bhattacharya, David A. Polya and Dragana Jovanovic (Eds.).
ISBN electronic:
9781780404929
Publication date:
July 2017
This Best Practice Guide on the Control of Arsenic in Drinking Water arises from the knowledge collected by the European Research Network COST Action 637 involving 27 European countries and the USA. Besides the large number of important papers, reports and reviews already available on various aspects of arsenic occurrence in environment, water and food and related human exposure, this book fills a gap in the field concerning assessment of risks, implications, challenges, and actions required by public health managers.
It focuses only on the key aspects of risk assessment, management and communication relevant to higher levels of arsenic in drinking water, which are geological factors, the extent of arsenic occurrence, total exposure of arsenic and the role of drinking water, including regulatory aspects as well as technical (treatment) issues.
The Best Practice Guide on the Control of Arsenic in Drinking Water tries to raise public awareness on this subject, which seems to be low and risks are being underestimated in a number of regions. This is especially valid for Europe although less for other regions which are typically more contaminated with arsenic.
The referred practices conform to the recommendations of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It is a useful guide for drinking water suppliers, experts of municipalities, public health authorities, drinking water regulators and non-governmental organisations.
ISBN: 9781843393856 (Paperback)
ISBN: 9781780404929 (eBook)
Best Practice Guide on the Control of Arsenic in Drinking Water
Edited by: Prosun Bhattacharya, David A. Polya, Dragana Jovanovic
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/9781780404929
ISBN (electronic): 9781780404929
Publisher: IWA Publishing
Published: 2017
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 2: Public health effects of arsenic exposurePDF LinkPDFByDragana Jovanovic;Dragana Jovanovic1Department on Drinking and Bathing Water Quality, Institute of Public Health of Serbia, Belgrade, SerbiaSearch for other works by this author on:Zorica Rašić-MilutinovićZorica Rašić-Milutinović2Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital Zemun, Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 3: Health surveillance and biomonitoringPDF LinkPDFByDragana Jovanovic;Dragana Jovanovic1Department on Drinking and Bathing Water Quality, The Institute of Public Health of Serbia, Belgrade, SerbiaSearch for other works by this author on:Zorica Rašić-MilutinovićZorica Rašić-Milutinović2Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital Zemun, Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 5: Sampling and analysis for monitoring arsenic in drinking waterPDF LinkPDFByDavid A. Polya;David A. Polya1School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:Michael J. WattsMichael J. Watts2Centre for Environmental Geochemistry, British Geological Survey, Keyworth Nottingham NG12 5GG, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 7: Arsenic remediation of drinking water: an overviewPDF LinkPDFByArslan Ahmad;Arslan Ahmad1KWR Watercycle Research Institute, Groningenhaven 7, 3433 PE Nieuwegein, The NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:Laura A. Richards;Laura A. Richards2School of Earth and Environmental Science and Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:Prosun BhattacharyaProsun Bhattacharya3KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden4School of Civil Engineering and Surveying & International Centre for Applied Climate Science, Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 8: Sustainable arsenic mitigation – from field trials to implementation for control of arsenic in drinking water supplies in BangladeshPDF LinkPDFByMohammed Hossain;Mohammed Hossain1KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden2NGO-Forum for Public Health, Lalmatia, Dhaka 1207, BangladeshSearch for other works by this author on:Prosun Bhattacharya;Prosun Bhattacharya1KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:Gunnar Jacks;Gunnar Jacks1KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:Mattias von Brömssen;Mattias von Brömssen3Department of Water Resources, Ramboll Water, Box 17009, SE-104 62 Stockholm, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:Kazi Matin Ahmed;Kazi Matin Ahmed4Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, BangladeshSearch for other works by this author on:M. Aziz Hasan;M. Aziz Hasan4Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, BangladeshSearch for other works by this author on:Shaun K. FrapeShaun K. Frape5Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 10: Valuing the damage of arsenic consumption: economic non-market valuation methodsPDF LinkPDFByJonathan Gibson;Jonathan Gibson1Manchester Centre for Health Economics, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:David A. Polya;David A. Polya2School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:Noel Russell;Noel Russell3Economics, School of Social Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:Johannes SauerJohannes Sauer4Research Department of Agricultural Economics, Technical University Munich, D-85354 Freising, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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Chapter A2: Geostatistical modelling of arsenic hazard in groundwaterPDF LinkPDFByAnja Bretzler;Anja Bretzler1Eawag, CH-8600 Dübendorf, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:Michael Berg;Michael Berg1Eawag, CH-8600 Dübendorf, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:Lenny Winkel;Lenny Winkel2Eawag, CH-8600 Dübendorf and ETH, Zurich, CH-8092 Zurich,SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:Manoucher Amini;Manoucher Amini3Eawag, CH-8600 Dübendorf, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:Luis Rodriguez-Lado;Luis Rodriguez-Lado4Department of Soil Science and Agronomic Chemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Chansopheaktra Sovann;Chansopheaktra Sovann5Department of Environmental Science, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, CambodiaSearch for other works by this author on:David A. Polya;David A. Polya6School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:Annette JohnsonAnnette Johnson1Eawag, CH-8600 Dübendorf, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:
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Chapter A3: Estimating the population exposed to arsenic from groundwater-sourced private drinking water supplies in Cornwall, UKPDF LinkPDFByHelen Crabbe;Helen Crabbe1Centre for Radiation, Chemicals and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Chilton, Didcot, UK; OX11 0RQ, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:Rebecca Close;Rebecca Close1Centre for Radiation, Chemicals and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Chilton, Didcot, UK; OX11 0RQ, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:Amy Rimell;Amy Rimell1Centre for Radiation, Chemicals and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Chilton, Didcot, UK; OX11 0RQ, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:Giovanni Leonardi;Giovanni Leonardi1Centre for Radiation, Chemicals and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Chilton, Didcot, UK; OX11 0RQ, United Kingdom2London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:Michael J. Watts;Michael J. Watts3aInorganic Geochemistry, Centre for Environmental GeochemistrySearch for other works by this author on:E. Louise Ander;E. Louise Ander3aInorganic Geochemistry, Centre for Environmental GeochemistrySearch for other works by this author on:Elliott M. Hamilton;Elliott M. Hamilton3aInorganic Geochemistry, Centre for Environmental GeochemistrySearch for other works by this author on:Daniel R. S. Middleton;Daniel R. S. Middleton1Centre for Radiation, Chemicals and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Chilton, Didcot, UK; OX11 0RQ, United Kingdom3aInorganic Geochemistry, Centre for Environmental Geochemistry4School of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:Pauline L. Smedley;Pauline L. Smedley3bGroundwater Science, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:Martin Gregory;Martin Gregory5Cornwall Council, Environmental Protection Team, Public Health and Protection, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 8SX, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:Stephen Robjohns;Stephen Robjohns1Centre for Radiation, Chemicals and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Chilton, Didcot, UK; OX11 0RQ, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:Ovnair Sepai;Ovnair Sepai1Centre for Radiation, Chemicals and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Chilton, Didcot, UK; OX11 0RQ, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:Mike Studden;Mike Studden1Centre for Radiation, Chemicals and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Chilton, Didcot, UK; OX11 0RQ, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:David A. Polya;David A. Polya4School of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:Tony FletcherTony Fletcher1Centre for Radiation, Chemicals and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Chilton, Didcot, UK; OX11 0RQ, United Kingdom2London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:
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Chapter A4: Hair arsenic as a reliable biomarker of exposure to arsenic in drinking waterPDF LinkPDFByDragana Jovanovic;Dragana Jovanovic1Department on Drinking and Bathing Water Quality, Institute of Public Health of Serbia, Belgrade, SerbiaSearch for other works by this author on:Katarina Paunović;Katarina Paunović2Institute of Hygiene with Medical Ecology, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, SerbiaSearch for other works by this author on:Branko Jakovljević;Branko Jakovljević3Institute of Hygiene with Medical Ecology, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, SerbiaSearch for other works by this author on:Zorica Rašić-Milutinović;Zorica Rašić-Milutinović4Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital Zemun, Medical faculty, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaSearch for other works by this author on:Dragan Manojlović;Dragan Manojlović5Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaSearch for other works by this author on:Biljana DojčinovićBiljana Dojčinović6Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, Belgrade, SerbiaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Chapter A10: Remediation case study: drinking water treatment by AOCF to target <1 µg L−1 effluent arsenic concentrationPDF LinkPDFByArslan Ahmad;Arslan Ahmad1KWR Watercycle Research Institute, Groningenhaven 7, 3433 PE Nieuwegein, The NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:Tim Van Dijk;Tim Van Dijk2Brabant Water N.V., Hertogenbosch, The NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:Jink Gude;Jink Gude2Brabant Water N.V., Hertogenbosch, The NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:Stefan van de Wetering;Stefan van de Wetering2Brabant Water N.V., Hertogenbosch, The NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:Martijn Groenendijk;Martijn Groenendijk2Brabant Water N.V., Hertogenbosch, The NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:Prosun BhattacharyaProsun Bhattacharya3KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden4School of Civil Engineering and Surveying & International Centre for Applied Climate Science, Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Chapter A11: Control of arsenic in the European Union: case studies from PolandPDF LinkPDFByAdam Postawa;Adam Postawa1AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, PolandSearch for other works by this author on:Barbara TomaszewskaBarbara Tomaszewska1AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, Poland2Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, 31-261 Kraków, PolandSearch for other works by this author on:
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Chapter A12: Arsenic removal from water by reverse osmosis technologyPDF LinkPDFByJan Hoinkis;Jan Hoinkis1Institute of Applied Research, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, D-76133 Karlsruhe, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Alberto Figoli;Alberto Figoli2Institute on Membrane Technology, ITM-CNR, I-87030 Rende, ItalySearch for other works by this author on:Jochen Bundschuh;Jochen Bundschuh3Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba 4350 QLD, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Prosun BhattacharyaProsun Bhattacharya4KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden5School of Civil Engineering and Surveying & International Centre for Applied Climate Science, Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Chapter A14: Groundwater sampling, arsenic analysis and risk communication: Cambodia case studyPDF LinkPDFByDavid A. Polya;David A. Polya1School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:Laura A. Richards;Laura A. Richards1School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:Ahmed Ali Nassir Al Bualy;Ahmed Ali Nassir Al Bualy1School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:Chansopheaktra Sovann;Chansopheaktra Sovann2Department of Environmental Science, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, CambodiaSearch for other works by this author on:Daniel Magnone;Daniel Magnone1School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on:Paul R. LythgoePaul R. Lythgoe1School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United KingdomSearch for other works by this author on: