Abstract

This article announces that Water For People has received a Silver Grainger Award from the National Academy of Engineering for its innovative work in removing arsenic from drinking water in the West Bengal region of India, where millions of people are at risk from naturally occurring arsenic that is prevalent in groundwater supplies. Water For People shared the Silver Award with Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, which collaborated on the development of the sustainable arsenic removal technology being used by Water For People in India. Each arsenic removal unit serves approximately 300 households. The system is used in more than 160 locations in West Bengal and provides arsenic‐safe potable water to nearly 170,000 villagers in the region.

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