Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology. : Vol. 197, Arsenic pollution and remediation an international perspective

Activated carbon, arsenic removal, 102 Adarsha filter, arsenic removal, 103 Agricultural use, arsenic, 46 Alcan activated-alumina, arsenic removal (illus.), 95 Algae, arsenic removal in Thailand, 172 Algal bioremediation, arsenic removal, 108 Alumina filtration, arsenic removal, 93 Analysis of arsine, gas samples, 73 Analytical methods, arsenic in water, 63 Anodic stripping voltammetry, arsenic analysis, 63, 69 Anthropogenic arsenic contamination, sources, 41 Anthropogenic pollution sources, arsenic (table), 49 Apyron treatment unit, arsenic removal (illus.), 96 Arsenic accumulation in coal, types, 45 Arsenic adsorption method, layered double-hydroxides, 183 Arsenic bioavailability, inorganic form, 5 Arsenic concentrations, minerals (table), 23 Arsenic concentrations, volcanic effects, 40 Arsenic contamination from mining, US, 44 Arsenic contamination source, mining, 42 Arsenic contamination, anthropogenic sources, 41 Arsenic contamination, Asia (illus.), 3 Arsenic contamination, Bangladesh (illus.), 4 Arsenic contamination, Bengal River Basin, 7 Arsenic contamination, environment, 18 Arsenic contamination, geothermal effects, 37 Arsenic contamination, mobilization mechanism (table), 27 Arsenic contamination, risk mitigation, 11 Arsenic contamination, surface water, 40 Arsenic detection, colorimetric test kits (table), 65 Arsenic detection, field test kits, 64 Arsenic dose-response, cancer, 8 Arsenic emissions, coal burning, 44 Arsenic enrichment, geothermal effect, 26 Arsenic exposure, risk characterization, 10 Arsenic field test kits, solids and biota, 72 Arsenic field test kits, Environmental Technology Verification (table), 66 Arsenic health effects, inorganic form, 4 Arsenic health risk, key criteria, 141 Arsenic in Bangladesh, water purification, 11 Arsenic in drinking water, mitigation approach, 130 Arsenic in drinking water, remediation options, 129 ff. Arsenic in food, Thailand, 166 Arsenic in groundwater, sources and levels (table), 27 Arsenic in Hungarian drinking water, health effects, 182 Arsenic in Hungarian drinking water, mitigation, 182 Arsenic in water, analytical methods, 63 189 Arsenic in water, colorimetric testing (table), 65 Arsenic in water, Thailand, 166 Arsenic levels, hot springs (table), 38 Arsenic mitigation in Bangladesh, pond sand filters, 177 Arsenic mitigation methods, Bangladesh, 176 Arsenic mitigation methods, community location effect (table), 155 Arsenic mitigation methods, criteria flow chart (table), 132 Arsenic mitigation options, dug or deep tube wells, 135 Arsenic mitigation options, rainwater harvesting, 135 Arsenic mitigation, dug or deep tube wells, 114 Arsenic mitigation, Thailand, 168 Arsenic monitoring, criteria, 62 Arsenic occurrence, minerals, 21 Arsenic pollution in Hungary, drinking water, 179 Arsenic pollution in Thailand, history, 164 Arsenic pollution of drinking water, Hungary (illus.), 181 Arsenic pollution, anthropogenic sources (table), 49 Arsenic pollution, Bangladesh, 175 Arsenic pollution, gold mining, 42 Arsenic pollution, sources in Thailand, 165 Arsenic pollution, Thailand, Bangladesh and Hungary, 163 ff. Arsenic remediation methods, community acceptance, 151 Arsenic remediation, rainwater harvesting, 116 Arsenic remediation, surface water treatment, 115 Arsenic removal from drinking water, membrane filtration, 185 Arsenic removal method, bucket treatment unit, 86 Arsenic removal method, oxidation, 79 Arsenic removal method, Star Filter (illus.), 88 Arsenic removal methods, comparative utility (illus.), 139 Arsenic removal methods, comparison (table), 112 Arsenic removal methods, performance and cost (table), 80 Arsenic removal technologies, ranking alternatives (table), 157 Arsenic removal unit, bucket treatment (illus.), 87 Arsenic removal unit, Read-F, 97 Arsenic removal unit, tube well (illus.), 89 Arsenic removal, activated carbon, 102 Arsenic removal, Adarsha filter, 103 Arsenic removal, algal bioremediation, 108 Arsenic removal, cartridge filters, 103 Arsenic removal, Chari filter, 103 Arsenic removal, coagulation and filtration, 84 Arsenic removal, ferric hydroxide, 96 Arsenic removal, fill and draw unit (illus.), 89 Arsenic removal, in situ oxidation (illus.) 83 Arsenic removal, ion exchange, 103 Arsenic removal, iron-arsenic plant (illus.), 90, 92 Arsenic removal, iron-coated sand (illus.), 99 Arsenic removal, legal implications, 13 Arsenic removal, lime treatment, 92 Arsenic removal, membrane techniques, 105 Arsenic removal, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis, 107 Arsenic removal, phytoremediation, 109 Arsenic removal, SAFI filter, 101 Arsenic removal, sedimentation, 82 Arsenic removal, Shapla filter, 99 Arsenic removal, social implications, 12 Arsenic removal, Sono filter, 100 Arsenic removal, sorptive filtration, 93 Arsenic removal, technologies, 78 Arsenic removal, Tetrahedron technology, 104 Arsenic removal, treatment options, 133 Arsenic removal, water contamination (table), 80 Arsenic residues, humans (table), 6 Arsenic salts, human studies, 7 Arsenic speciation, characteristics, 19 190 Index Arsenic speciation, predominance diagrams (illus.), 20 Arsenic species removal, methods comparison (table), 142 Arsenic treatment methods, capital costs (table), 147 Arsenic treatment methods, toxicology utility score (illus.), 143 Arsenic treatment options, comparative costs (table), 150 Arsenic treatment, costs (table), 120 Arsenic treatment, defining options, 133 Arsenic use, wood preserving industry, 47 Arsenic waste in plants, Thailand, 174 Arsenic waste, disposal, 122 Arsenic, agricultural use, 46 Arsenic, Bangladesh, 1 ff. Arsenic, characteristics, 18 Arsenic, concentration in rocks, 24 Arsenic, contamination, 1 ff. Arsenic, electrochemical detection (table), 68 Arsenic, environmental media analysis, 72 Arsenic, environmental mineral sources, 20 Arsenic, exposure pathways, 2 Arsenic, field monitoring criteria, 62 Arsenic, field test kits, 61 ff. Arsenic, future detection methods, 71 Arsenic, groundwater contamination (table), 2 Arsenic, groundwater contamination, 25 Arsenic, health effects in Thailand, 167 Arsenic, health risk assessment, 1 ff. Arsenic, health risk paradigm (illus.), 8 Arsenic, historical uses, 41 Arsenic, human uptake, 6 Arsenic, mineral content (table), 22 Arsenic, pollution sources, 17 ff. Arsenic, remediation and disposal, 77 ff. Arsenic, spectrometric detection, 63 Arsenic-contaminated mining waste, Thailand, 168 Arsenic-induced skin cancer, Bangladesh, 10 Arsenic-rich coal, China, 46 Arsine gas, analysis, 64 Arsine gas, analytical methods, 73 Asia, arsenic contamination (illus.), 3 Atomic absorption spectrometry, arsenic detection, 63 Atomic emission spectrometry, arsenic detection, 63 Atomic fluorescence spectrometry, arsenic detection, 63 Bangladesh arsenic contamination, source in groundwater, 25 Bangladesh drinking water, arsenic-free options, 118 Bangladesh risk mitigation, arsenic, 11 Bangladesh, arsenic contamination (illus.), 4 Bangladesh, arsenic contamination, 1 ff. Bangladesh, arsenic contamination, 18 Bangladesh, arsenic exposure, 9 Bangladesh, arsenic mitigation measures, 176 Bangladesh, arsenic pollution, 163 ff. Bangladesh, arsenic pollution, 175 Bangladesh, arsenic-induced skin cancer, 10 Bengal Basin, arsenic risk, 10 Bioavailable, inorganic arsenic, 5 Bioremediation for arsenic removal, algae, 108 Bioremediation with algae, arsenic removal, 172 Bioremediation, arsenic removal option, 134 Bucket treatment unit, arsenic removal (illus.), 87 Bucket treatment unit, arsenic removal method, 86 BUET activated-alumina, arsenic removal (illus.), 94 Cancer, arsenic dose-response, 8 Carcinogenicity, arsenic in Bangladesh, 10 Cartridge filters, arsenic removal, 103 CCA use, arsenic pollution, 48 Chari filter, arsenic removal, 103 Chemical treatment, arsenic removal option, 133 China, arsenic in coal, 46 Chlorella vulgaris, arsenic removal in Thailand, 172 Chlorella vulgaris, arsenic removal, 110 Index 191 Coagulation, arsenic removal method, 84, 85 Coal burning, arsenic emissions, 44 Colorimetric field test kits, arsenic detection (table), 65 Colorimetric methods, arsenic detection, 64 Community acceptance, arsenic remediation methods, 151 Comparative utility, arsenic removal methods (illus.), 139 Concentration in groundwater, arsenic sources, 25 Concentration in rocks, arsenic, 24 Concentrations of arsenic, mineral sources (table), 23 Contamination, arsenic in Bangladesh, 1 ff. Criteria, arsenic mitigation (table), 132 Deep tube well, arsenic mitigation option, 135 Deep tube well, arsenic mitigation, 114 Deep tube wells, arsenic mitigation in Bangladesh, 178 Detections methods for future, arsenic, 71 Dimethyl arsenic acid, transformation, 7 Disposal technology, arsenic, 77 ff. Disposal, arsenic waste, 122 Drinking water in Hungary, arsenic pollution, 179 Drinking water pollution in Hungary, health effects, 182 Drinking water remediation, options for arsenic, 129 ff. Drinking water, arsenic removal costs (table), 120 Dug wells, arsenic mitigation in Bangladesh (table), 176 Dug wells, arsenic mitigation option, 135 Electrochemical detection of arsenic, water analysis (table), 68 Electrochemical test kits, performance with arsenic, 69 Environmental contamination, arsenic, 18 Environmental media analysis, arsenic, 72 Environmental Technology Verification, method verification (table), 66 Environmental toxicity, arsenicals, 48 Epidemiology assessment, arsenic, 10, 11 Exposure assessment, arsenic and Bangladesh, 9 Exposure pathways, arsenic, 2 Ferric hydroxide, arsenic removal, 96 Field kits, arsenic detection in solids, 72 Field monitoring criteria, arsenic, 62 Field test kits, arsenic detection, 65 Field test kits, arsenic, 61 ff. Field test kits, costs, 66 Field testing kits, arsenic detection, 64 Field vs. laboratory methods, arsenic detection, 70 Fill and draw units, arsenic removal (illus.), 89 Filtration, arsenic removal in Thailand, 170 Filtration, arsenic removal method, 84 Filtration, arsenic removal, 93 Food contamination in Thailand, arsenic, 166 Geothermal activity, arsenic effects, 26 Geothermal effects, arsenic contamination, 37 Gold mining, arsenic pollution, 42 Groundwater contamination, arsenic (table), 2 Groundwater contamination, arsenic, 25 Groundwater sources and levels, arsenic (table), 27 Health effects in Thailand, arsenic, 167 Health effects, arsenic in Hungarian drinking water, 182 Health effects, inorganic arsenic, 4 Health hazard, arsenic 7 Health risk assessment, arsenic, 1 ff. Health risk criteria, arsenic, 141 Health risk paradigm, arsenic (illus.), 8 Historical uses, arsenic, 41 Hot springs, arsenic levels (table), 38 Human health risk, arsenic, 7 192 Index Human poisoning, metal mining, 43 Human residues, arsenic (table), 6 Human studies, arsenic salts, 7 Human uptake, inorganic arsenic, 6 Hungarian drinking water pollution, arsenic, 179 Hungarian drinking water, arsenic removal by membrane filtration, 185 Hungarian drinking water, mitigating arsenic, 182 Hungary, arsenic pollution location (illus.), 181 Hungary, arsenic pollution, 163 ff. India, arsenic contamination, 18 Infectious disease risk, waterborne organisms (table), 144 Inorganic arsenic, bioavailability, 5 Inorganic arsenic, health effects, 4 Ion exchange, arsenic removal, 103 Ion-exchange treatment, arsenic removal, 133 Iron-Arsenic removal, plants (illus.), 90 Iron-coated sand, arsenic removal (illus.), 99 Laboratory vs. field methods, arsenic detection, 70 Layered double-hydroxides, arsenic adsorption method, 183 Lime treatment, arsenic removal, 92 Mass spectrometry, arsenic detection, 63 Membrane filtration, arsenic removal from drinking water, 185 Membrane techniques, arsenic removal, 105 Membrane technology, arsenic in Thailand, 170 Methods for arsenic removal, performance and cost (table), 80 Mineral sources, arsenic (table), 22 Mineral sources, arsenic, 20 Mining pollution in the US, arsenic contamination, 44 Mining waste management, arsenic in Thailand, 168 Mining, arsenic contamination source, 42 Mitigation measures, arsenic in Bangladesh, 176 Mitigation of arsenic in drinking water, Hungary, 182 Mitigation of arsenic, Thailand, 168 Mobilization mechanism, arsenic contamination (table), 27 Monitoring criteria, arsenic, 62 Monomethyl arsenic acid, transformation, 7 Multi-criteria approaches, arsenic in drinking water, 130 Multi-criteria assessment, arsenic remediation, 129 ff. Nanofiltration, arsenic removal, 107 Onsite testing, arsenic field kits, 61 ff. Options for treatment, arsenic contamination, 134 Oxidation, arsenic removal methods, 79, 82, 83 Physical treatment, arsenic removal, 134 Physical-chemical properties, arsenic, 18 Phytoremediation, arsenic removal in Thailand, 172 Phytoremediation, arsenic removal, 109 Plant analysis, arsenic, 72 Plant waste in Thailand, arsenic disposal, 174 Pollution by arsenic, anthropogenic sources, 18 Pollution sources, arsenic, 17 ff. Pond sand filters, arsenic mitigation in Bangladesh, 177 Rainwater harvesting, arsenic mitigation in Bangladesh, 178 Rainwater harvesting, arsenic mitigation option, 135 Rainwater harvesting, arsenic remediation, 116 Rainwater jars, arsenic in Thailand (illus.), 170 Read-F, arsenic removal unit, 97 Remediation technology, 77 ff. Index 193 Remediation, arsenic contaminated drinking water, 129 ff. Reverse osmosis, arsenic removal in Thailand, 171 Reverse osmosis, arsenic removal, 107 Reverse osmosis, operating parameters (table), 108 Risk mitigation, arsenic exposure, 11 SAFI filter, arsenic removal, 101 SAFI filter, features (table), 102 Sedimentation, arsenic removal in Thailand, 170 Sedimentation, arsenic removal technology, 82 Shapla filter, arsenic removal, 99 Sludge analysis, arsenic, 72 Solar oxidation, arsenic removal method, 83 Sono filter, arsenic removal, 100 Sorptive filtration, arsenic removal, 93 Sources of arsenic pollution, Thailand, 165 Star Filter, arsenic removal method (illus.), 88 Surface water contamination, arsenic, 40 Surface water treatment, arsenic remediation, 115 Technology alternatives to remove arsenic, ranking (table), 157 Technology for disposal, arsenic, 77 ff. Tetrahedron technology, arsenic removal, 104 Thailand arsenic pollution, managing mining waste, 168 Thailand arsenic pollution, rainwater jars (illus.), 170 Thailand health effects, arsenic, 167 Thailand metal mining, arsenic poisoning, 43 Thailand, arsenic mitigation, 168 Thailand, arsenic plant waste management, 174 Thailand, arsenic pollution history, 164 Thailand, arsenic pollution sources, 165 Thailand, arsenic pollution, 163 ff. Thailand, arsenic removal by reverse osmosis, 171 Thailand, biotic removal of arsenic, 172 Tube well, arsenic removal unit (illus.), 89 Volcanic effects, arsenic contamination, 40 Water analysis of arsenic, electrochemical detection (table), 68 Water contamination, arsenic in Thailand, 166 Water contamination, arsenic removal (table), 80 Water monitoring criteria, arsenic, 62 Water purification, arsenic in Bangladesh, 11 Water remediation, arsenic in Thailand, 170 West Bengal arsenic contamination, source in groundwater, 25 Wood preserving industry, arsenic use, 47 Wood treatment, arsenic pollution, 48 X-Ray fluorescence, arsenic monitoring, 62