Mitigation and Remedy of Groundwater Arsenic Menace in India

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List of TablesTable no. Table Caption Page no.1.1 Important Arsenic Bearing Minerals 21.2 Standards of Arsenic in potable water set by different Countries 32.1 Groundwater arsenic contamination in states of India (according to latest 32survey report up to January, 2006 by SOES)2.2 Summary of groundwater arsenic contamination status in West Bengal, 33India (Chakraborti et al 2008a)2.3 Block wise distribution of arsenic concentration in West Bengal 34(Chakraborti et. al. 2008b)2.4 Block wise distribution of hand tubewells against arsenic concentration ranges 35( g/L) in Murshidabad district of West-Bengal, India.2.5 Arsenic affected blocks in 15 districts in Bihar (Source: CGWB, 2008) 362.6 Summary of groundwater arsenic contamination status in Uttar Pradesh, 37India (Chakraborti et. al. 2008a)2.7 Summary of the arsenic contamination scenario in Jharkhand 38(Chakraborti et. al. 2008a)2.8 Summary data on arsenic in groundwater in Assam (Nickson et. al. 2007). 382.9 Summary of present groundwater arsenic contamination status in Manipur( Chakraborti et al., 2008c) 392.10 Summary of groundwater arsenic contamination status in Rajnandangaondistrict Chhattisgarh state, India (Chakraborti et. al. 1999) 394.1 A conservative estimate, showing requirement of a number of deep tube wells 66for tapping arsenic free groundwater to meet domestic requirement in the North24 Parganas district, West Bengal.4.2 Scheme wise coverage and estimated cost of the schemes planned to cover for 69the arsenic affected areas under JPOA (Joint Plan of Actions) with UNICEF.4.3 Arsenic free exploratory well constructed by CGWB-MER, Patna in 74different places in Bihar as on 31st March, 20095.1 Arsenic removal devices applied for removal of arsenic from contaminated 79groundwater5.2 Comparison of conventional arsenic removal technologies 1046.1 Arsenic removal methods and their effectiveness (from Torrens, 1999) 1149.1 Sharing of Financial Responsibilities of Different Tasks between the 162Central Government and the respective State Governments.10.1 Time schedule of different activities 165xvii
Elaboration of AbbreviationsAIIH&PHARPARUARWSPBAMWSPBARCBDPBISBTUBUETCGWBDPHEGMBINCOHINCGWJPOANGONTUNREGAO & MPFLTPHEDPMGYPOUPOTWPRBROR & DSOESSORASSPLPTBLLTCLPTCUCLUS-EPAWHO: All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health: Arsenic Removal Plant: Arsenic Removal Unit: Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme: Bangladesh Arsenic Mitigation Water Supply Project: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre: Bengal Delta Plains: Bureau of Indian Standards: Bucket Treatment Unit: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology: Central Ground Water Board: Department of Public Health and Environment: Ganga-Meghna-Brahmaputra: Indian National Committee on Hydrology: Indian National Committee on Ground Water: Joint Plan of Action: Non-Governmental Organization: Nephelometric Turbidity Unit: National Rural Employment Guarantee Act: Operation and Maintenance: Paint Filter Liquids Test: Public Health Engineering Department: Pradhan Mantry Gramodaya Yojana: Point of Use: Publicly Owned Treatment Works: Permeable Reactive Barrier: Reverse Osmosis: Research and Development: School of Environmental Studies: Solar Oxidation and Removal of Arsenic from Drinking Water: Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure: Technically Based Local Limits: Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure: Toxicity Characteristics: University College London: United States - Environmental Protection Agency: World Health Organizationxviii
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