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Water Quality Management and Water Supply WGW
Projects
Development of a low cost technology for in-situ
treatment of groundwater for potable and irrigation
purposes
In many regions of the world arsenic contaminated
water represents a huge problem for the health and
the environment. One of those affected regions is for
example eastern India (West Bengal). In the course
of the project “Development of a low cost technology
for in-situ treatment of groundwater for potable and
irrigation purposes” several activities concerning this
topic took place.
In order to remove arsenic from groundwater and to
improve groundwater quality a low cost technology
for in-situ (subterranean) treatment of groundwater
was established in eastern India and a field trial was
carried out in order to investigate the practical implementation
of this technology on location. Beside the
establishment of a low cost technology for subterranean
removal of arsenic amongst others workings concerning
the improvement of agriculture and farming
practices to reduce arsenic contamination in the food
chain and public relations were conducted.
Financing institution:
European Union (EU)
Project partner:
1. Queen’s University Belfast - School of Chemical
Engineering and Queen‘s University Environmental
Science and Technology Research Centre
(Questor Centre), Großbritannien
2. University of Stuttgart, Germany
3. Miguel Hernandez University, Spain
4. Leiden University, Netherlands
5. National Metallurgical Laboratory, Indien
6. Institute of Environmental Management and Studies,
Indien
Contact:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. U. Rott
Dipl.-Ing. Ralf Minke, AOR
Dipl.-Ing. H. Kauffmann
Storage tank for the aerated water to be reintroduced
Co-funded by the European Union under:
“Asia Pro Eco Programme - a programme dedicated to promote
Outer view of the well
sustainable solutions to environmental problems in Asia”.
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