Treatment of arsenic-contaminated water using in-line electrolysis, co-precipitation and filtration in Costa Rica

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Kunz, Sylvie
Romero-Esquivel, Luis G
Otter, Philipp
Feistel, Ulrike
Grischek, Thomas
Valverde-Cerdas, Johnny
Feller, Jörg
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A novel treatment was tested with groundwater to investigate its arsenic removal under natural conditions. The system utilised in-line electrochlorination to oxidise water constituents without the need for external chemical supply. The oxidised arsenic and iron co-precipitated and were filtered via Greensand Plus™. The filter was catalytically active and provided an emergency oxidant. The system had only a few maintenance requirements due to online water quality monitoring. The contaminant removal during the field test in Costa Rica was impaired by strong fluctuations in water quality including low iron concentrations. However, the system removed on average 68% of the arsenic. Mean values of arsenic were 40 ± 23 μg/L in groundwater and 13 ± 6 μg/L in treated water. Iron was removed from an average of 2.8 ± 2.4 mg/L to 0.2 ± 0.2 mg/L (93% removal). Free chlorine produced and available in the treated water tank had a mean concentration of 1.25 mg/L and 0.64 mg/L, respectively.

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Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

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18

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© IWA Publishing 2018. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. The definitive peer-reviewed and edited version of this article is published in Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 18 (1): 40–48, 10.2166/ws.2017.089 and is available at www.iwapublishing.com

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Kunz, S; Romero-Esquivel, LG; Otter, P; Feistel, U; Grischek, T; Valverde-Cerdas, J; Feller, J, Treatment of arsenic-contaminated water using in-line electrolysis, co-precipitation and filtration in Costa Rica, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 2018, 18 (1), pp. 40-48

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