Best Practice Guide on the Control of Arsenic in Drinking Water.

Best Practice Guide on the Control of Arsenic in Drinking Water.

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Author / Creator: Bhattacharya, Prosun.
Other Authors / Creators:Polya, David.
Jovanovic, Dragana.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: London : IWA Publishing, 2017.
Series:Best Practice Guides on Metals and Related Substances in Drinking Water Ser.
Subjects:
Water quality management.
Electronic books.
Local Note:Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • About the Editors
  • Authors
  • Acknowledgements
  • Acronyms
  • Definitions
  • References
  • About this Best Practice Guide
  • Disclaimer
  • Foreword
  • Dedication
  • References
  • Executive summary
  • References
  • Chapter 1: Arsenic in drinking water: sources &amp
  • human exposure
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Arsenic in Groundwater Sources
  • 1.2.1 Origin of high arsenic groundwaters
  • 1.2.1.1 Arsenic-bearing source materials
  • 1.2.1.1.1 Arsenic in rocks, minerals, soils and sediments
  • 1.2.1.1.2 Anthropogenic sources of arsenic
  • 1.2.1.2 Arsenic contamination &amp
  • mobilization processes
  • 1.2.1.3 Slow arsenic removal processes
  • 1.2.2 Nature of high arsenic groundwaters
  • 1.2.3 Distribution of high arsenic groundwaters
  • 1.3 Arsenic in Surface Water Sources
  • 1.4 Global Exposure Scenario
  • 1.4.1 Exposure routes
  • 1.4.2 Exposure and bioavailability
  • 1.5 Exposure through Drinking Water
  • 1.5.1 Global distribution of exposure to high arsenic (&gt
  • 10 μg/L) drinking water
  • 1.5.2 Drinking water intake rates
  • 1.6 Exposure through the Food Chain
  • 1.7 Importance of Non-Arsenic Parameters
  • 1.8 Conclusions
  • 1.9 Acknowledgements
  • 1.10 References
  • Chapter 2: Public health effects of arsenic exposure
  • 2.1 Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects
  • 2.2 Non-Carcinogenic Health Effects of Low-Level Arsenic Exposure
  • 2.3 Carcinogenic Health Effects of Low-Level Arsenic Exposure
  • 2.4 References
  • Chapter 3: Health surveillance and biomonitoring
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Biomarkers of Arsenic Exposure
  • 3.3 References
  • Chapter 4: Regulatory aspects of arsenic in drinking water
  • 4.1 History of Arsenic Regulation
  • 4.2 Principles of Guideline Value Derivation &amp
  • The Case of Arsenic
  • 4.3 Derivation of the WHO Guideline Value for Arsenic
  • 4.4 Derivation of US EPA Arsenic Regulation.
  • 4.5 Uncertainties and Discussions in Health Risk Assessment of Arsenic
  • 4.6 Derogations, Temporarily Limited Values, Health Advisories
  • 4.7 Regulatory Prospects
  • 4.8 References
  • Chapter 5: Sampling and analysis for monitoring arsenic in drinking water
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Data Requirements
  • 5.2.1 Overall aims of monitoring
  • 5.2.2 Representativeness
  • 5.2.2.1 Speciation
  • 5.2.2.2 Spatial and temporal variations
  • 5.2.2.3 Contamination during sampling
  • 5.2.2.4 Preservation
  • 5.2.3 Data &amp
  • data quality objectives (DQOs)
  • 5.2.3.1 Field site related parameters
  • 5.2.3.2 Analytes
  • 5.2.3.3 DQOs - required chemical measurement performance characteristics
  • 5.3 Sampling Strategies/Design
  • 5.4 Sampling/Preservation Protocols
  • 5.5 Analytical Methods
  • 5.5.1 Analytical instrumentation
  • 5.5.1.1 Total arsenic
  • 5.5.1.2 Arsenic speciation
  • 5.5.1.2.1 Colorimetry and UV-Visible spectrophotometry
  • 5.5.1.2.2 Ion exchange - solid phase extraction (SPE)
  • 5.5.1.2.3 Biosensors
  • 5.5.2 Analytical &amp
  • data reduction protocols
  • 5.5.2.1 Control samples &amp
  • standards
  • 5.5.2.2 Order of Analysis - randomisation
  • 5.5.2.3 Data reduction - calibration models
  • 5.6 Total Quality Management (TQM), QA &amp
  • QC
  • 5.6.1 Total quality management
  • 5.7 Conclusion
  • 5.8 Acknowledgements
  • 5.9 References
  • Chapter 6: Selection of arsenic remediation strategies in the context of Water Safety Plans
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Water Safety Plans
  • 6.3 Variations in Water Safety Plan Approaches
  • 6.4 Benefits in the Uptake of Water Safety Plan Approaches
  • 6.5 Challenges in the Uptake of Water Safety Plan Approaches
  • 6.5.1 Community-identified challenges in developing regions (Bangladesh Case Study)
  • 6.5.2 Challenges regarding human aspects and community readiness.
  • 6.5.3 Challenges regarding leadership engagement and buy-in
  • 6.5.4 Challenges regarding linkages with business-based risk models
  • 6.6 Selection of Remediation Strategies In-Practice
  • 6.7 Additional Considerations for Remediation Decision-Making
  • 6.8 Conclusions
  • 6.9 Acknowledgements
  • 6.10 References
  • Chapter 7: Arsenic remediation of drinking water: an overview
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Aqueous Chemistry of Arsenic
  • 7.3 Arsenic Removal Technologies
  • 7.3.1 Precipitation
  • 7.3.2 Adsorption and ion exchange
  • 7.3.3 Membrane filtration
  • 7.3.4 Oxidation
  • 7.3.5 Bioremediation: biosorption and biological oxidation
  • 7.3.6 Alternate sources/source switching
  • 7.4 Concluding Remarks
  • 7.5 Acknowledgements
  • 7.6 References
  • Chapter 8: Sustainable arsenic mitigation - from field trials to implementation for control of arsenic in drinking water supplies in Bangladesh
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 The SASMIT Action Research and Implementation
  • 8.2.1 Assessing available safe water options
  • 8.2.2 Perception of local tubewell drillers and practice for tubewell installation
  • 8.2.3 Two innovations for installation of safe tubewells
  • 8.2.3.1 Sediment Color Tool for targeting As-safe aquifers at shallow depths
  • 8.2.3.2 A simplified tool for the local drillers
  • 8.2.3.3 Intermediate Deep Tubewells (IDTW) - Newly explored source of safe drinking water
  • 8.2.4 Integration of technical and socioeconomic aspects for optimisation of safe water access
  • 8.2.5 Capacity building of the local drillers
  • 8.3 Compliance with the Policy Regime of Sustainable Arsenic Mitigation in Bangladesh
  • 8.4 Conclusions and Future Outlook
  • 8.5 Acknowledgements
  • 8.6 References
  • Chapter 9: Community awareness and engagement for arsenic management
  • 9.1 Introduction and Background
  • 9.2 The Rationale for Management of the Community.
  • 9.3 Barriers for Management of the Community
  • 9.4 Towards Participatory Methods
  • 9.5 Management with the Community
  • 9.6 Summary: Community Engagement for Arsenic Management
  • 9.7 References
  • Chapter 10: Valuing the damage of arsenic consumption: economic non-market valuation methods
  • 10.1 Introduction
  • 10.2 Cost Benefit Analysis, WTP, Economic Value &amp
  • QALYs
  • 10.3 Valuation Methods
  • 10.3.1 Value of a statistical life (VSL)
  • 10.3.2 Human capital approach
  • 10.3.3 Revealed preference methods
  • 10.3.3.1 Cost of illness
  • 10.3.3.2 Averting expenditures
  • 10.3.3.3 Hedonic pricing
  • 10.3.4 Stated preference
  • 10.3.4.1 Contingent valuation
  • 10.3.4.2 Choice experiments
  • 10.4 Benefits Transfer
  • 10.5 US EPA Cost Benefit Analysis
  • 10.6 Critical Issues with Cost Benefit Analysis
  • 10.7 Conclusions
  • 10.8 Acknowledgements
  • 10.9 References
  • Chapter A1: Arsenic hazard and associated health risks: New England, USA aquifers
  • A1.1 Introduction
  • A1.1.1 Drinking water use in New England
  • A1.2 Arsenic Hazard in New England Groundwater
  • A1.2.1 Arsenic in crystalline bedrock aquifers
  • A1.2.2 Controls on occurrence
  • A1.3 Human Health Risks
  • A1.4 References
  • Chapter A2: Geostatistical modelling of arsenic hazard in groundwater
  • A2.1 Introduction
  • A2.2 Input Data
  • A2.2.1 Auxiliary raster-based data layers
  • A2.2.2 Calibration dataset
  • A2.3 Modelling Procedures
  • A2.3.1 Global scale arsenic hazard maps (Amini et al. 2008)
  • A2.3.2 Regional scale modelling of arsenic hazard
  • A2.3.3 Small-scale arsenic hazard modelling in three dimensions
  • A2.4 Opportunities and Limitations
  • A2.5 Acknowledgements
  • A2.6 References
  • Chapter A3: Estimating the population exposed to arsenic from groundwater-sourced private drinking water supplies in Cornwall, UK
  • A3.1 Introduction
  • A3.2 Methods.
  • A3.2.1 Recruitment of households with PWS
  • A3.2.2 Estimating the number of PWS and residents served in Cornwall
  • A3.2.3 Estimating the population exposed to arsenic in PWS
  • A3.3 Results
  • A3.3.1 Estimating the number of PWS residents included in the survey
  • A3.3.2 Estimated Cornish population using PWS, from official records
  • A3.3.3 Estimating the population exposure distribution to drinking water arsenic
  • A3.4 Discussion
  • A3.4.1 Guideline values, standards and health effects of arsenic in drinking water
  • A3.4.2 Public health advice given to households with exceedances
  • A3.4.3 Evaluating arsenic PCV exceedances
  • A3.4.4 Representativeness of samples and caveats
  • A3.5 Conclusions
  • A3.6 Acknowledgements
  • A3.7 References
  • Chapter A4: Hair arsenic as a reliable biomarker of exposure to arsenic in drinking water
  • A4.1 Introduction
  • A4.2 Key Results
  • A4.3 Conclusions
  • A4.4 References
  • Chapter A5: Automated on-site arsenic monitoring
  • A5.1 Introduction
  • A5.1.1 Arsenic problem and regulations
  • A5.1.2 Arsenic remediation technologies
  • A5.1.3 Monitoring methods
  • A5.2 Automated Arsenic Analysis using Voltammetry
  • A5.3 Case Study: Safeguard Analyzer to Regulated Chemical Dosage for Water Treatment, Chaparral Arizona
  • A5.4 References
  • Chapter A6: ARSOlux - the arsenic biosensor
  • A6.1 Introduction
  • A6.1.1 Widely used arsenic detection technologies
  • A6.2 The ARSOlux Biosensor - A Biologic Tool for Arsenic Detection
  • A6.2.1 Principles
  • ARSOlux Manual
  • A6.2.2 Working range
  • A6.2.3 Performance and optimization
  • A6.3 ARSOlux as a New Screening Tool in Regular Water Quality Monitoring
  • A6.4 Outlook
  • A6.5 References
  • Chapter A7: Centralized arsenic removal from drinking water in the United States
  • A7.1 Introduction
  • A7.2 Arsenic in Drinking Water
  • A7.2.1 Aqueous chemistry of arsenic.
  • A7.2.2 Arsenic removal technologies.

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