TY - JOUR
T1 - Sources, chemistry, bioremediation and social aspects of arsenic-contaminated waters
T2 - a review
AU - Mehdi, Syed Ejaz Hussain
AU - Amen, Rabia
AU - Ali, Awais
AU - Anjum, Hirra
AU - Mahmood, Abid
AU - Mubashir, Muhammad
AU - Mukhtar, Ahmad
AU - Ullah, Sami
AU - Al-Sehemi, Abdullah G.
AU - Ibrahim, Muhammad
AU - Khan, Mohd Shariq
AU - Qyyum, Muhammad Abdul
AU - Show, Pau Loke
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2021/10
Y1 - 2021/10
N2 - Arsenic-contaminated water is a major concern in many areas worldwide, causing several diseases such as cancer. There is therefore a need for advanced methods to clean waters because conventional methods have drawbacks such as generation of hazardous sludge, heavy operation and high costs. Here we review arsenic sources, chemistry, toxicity and remediation methods. We discuss also sociological aspects of arsenic prevention. Sources include surface water, groundwater and seawater. Methods include bioremediation, phyto-remediation and biofilters. Sociological aspects are public awareness, sharing information on arsenic-free water sources, removing As at the household level, building a community plant and training facilitators.
AB - Arsenic-contaminated water is a major concern in many areas worldwide, causing several diseases such as cancer. There is therefore a need for advanced methods to clean waters because conventional methods have drawbacks such as generation of hazardous sludge, heavy operation and high costs. Here we review arsenic sources, chemistry, toxicity and remediation methods. We discuss also sociological aspects of arsenic prevention. Sources include surface water, groundwater and seawater. Methods include bioremediation, phyto-remediation and biofilters. Sociological aspects are public awareness, sharing information on arsenic-free water sources, removing As at the household level, building a community plant and training facilitators.
KW - Adsorption
KW - Arsenic
KW - Bioremediation
KW - Hazardous materials
KW - Wastewater
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U2 - 10.1007/s10311-021-01254-3
DO - 10.1007/s10311-021-01254-3
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85107803643
SN - 1610-3653
VL - 19
SP - 3859
EP - 3886
JO - Environmental Chemistry Letters
JF - Environmental Chemistry Letters
IS - 5
ER -
