Abstract
The arsenic contamination of groundwater in Uttar Pradesh State was first recognized in 2003 and is now seen at 20 Districts out of 70 Districts. University of Miyazaki has performed the arsenic mitigation project in Bahraich District, severest arsenic-affected one in the 20 Districts, from June 2008 until now, with JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). The integrated mitigation, such as the raising awareness of villager, installing of alternative water supply units and healthcare of arsenocosis patients, have been executed at the 2 villages. The symptom of the arsenocosis patients was not so severe, which will be, therefore, improved by drinking arsenic-safe water supplied through arsenic removal units, installed by this project. In this paper, following results is discussed for the situation and mechanism of arsenic contamination of groundwater, objected in connection with the installation of arsenic removal units: 1) Groundwater is almost contaminated with arsenic in deep tubewell (depth: about 30 m), but scarcely in shallow tubewell (depth: about 10 m); 2) Arsenic contaminated groundwater is under the reduced condition with the oxidized condition for no-arsenic contaminated groundwater; 3) Arsenic concentration shows almost linear correlation with concentrations of Fe2+ and -N; 4) Ground is composed of sand with high arsenic content at around 25 m depth; 5) Arsenic exists mainly in the phase of reducible fraction or weak acid soluble fraction but no oxidizable fraction in the ground.
Highlights
Arsenic contamination of groundwater, in Asia, is seen in the basins of the great rivers, originating in the Himalayan Mountains and the Tibetan Plateau, such as the Ganges River, the Indus River, the Mekong River, the Haw River, and the Yellow River [1], where people depend on the drinking water for groundwater
In this paper, following results is discussed for the situation and mechanism of arsenic contamination of groundwater, objected in connection with the installation of arsenic removal units: 1) Groundwater is almost contaminated with arsenic in deep tubewell, but scarcely in shallow tubewell; 2) Arsenic contaminated groundwater is under the reduced condition with the oxidized condition for no-arsenic contaminated groundwater; 3) Arsenic concentration shows almost linear correlation with concentrations of Fe2+ and NH4 -N; 4) Ground is composed of sand with high arsenic content at around 25 m depth; 5) Arsenic exists mainly in the phase of reducible fraction or weak acid soluble fraction but no oxidizable fraction in the ground
In Asia, is seen in the basins of the great rivers, originating in the Himalayan Mountains and the Tibetan Plateau, such as the Ganges River, the Indus River, the Mekong River, the Haw River, and the Yellow River [1], where people depend on the drinking water for groundwater
Summary
In Asia, is seen in the basins of the great rivers, originating in the Himalayan Mountains and the Tibetan Plateau, such as the Ganges River, the Indus River, the Mekong River, the Haw River, and the Yellow River [1], where people depend on the drinking water for groundwater. Arsenic pollution of groundwater in Ganges River basin, West Bengal, India, and Bangladesh is known for long. The University of Miyazaki has conducted activities for arsenic mitigation in Uttar Pradesh State, India, under a JICA technical cooperation project from 2008 until now, in collaboration with AAN. Uttar Pradesh State (abbreviated as UP State hereafter) is located at north of India bordering on Nepal, Geographical area of which is about 4700 km, where two big rivers are running from the northwest to the southeast Arsenic Polluted Groundwater and Its Countermeasures in the Middle Basin of the Ganges, Uttar Pradesh State, India 857. Of arsenic contamination in Kehri was right after that in Ballia, and 500 of deep wells were installed in Ballia and
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