Developing innovations for adsorptive removal of arsenic from drinking water sources in North Mara gold mining area, Tanzania

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dc.creatorIrunde, Regina
dc.creatorLesafi, F . J .
dc.creatorMtalo, Felix W.
dc.creatorBhattacharya, Prosun
dc.creatorDutta, Joydeep
dc.creatorBundschuh, Jochen
dc.date2016-08-25T10:59:14Z
dc.date2016-08-25T10:59:14Z
dc.date2016-06
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T08:41:16Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T08:41:16Z
dc.descriptionFull text can be found at the following link http://www.crcnetbase.com/doi/abs/10.1201/b20466-260
dc.descriptionArsenic (As) contamination in drinking water have been reported to occur in areas where mining are practiced such as North Mara, lake Victoria basin in Mwanza, Geita and Rukwa. The removal of As requires methods such as ion-exchange, reverse osmosis, electrodialysis, contact precipitation, activated alumina, bone charcoal and activated clay. The use of ion-exchange, reverse osmosis and electrodialysis are expensive to be implemented in Tanzania. In order to safeguard the drinking water supplies, it is important to explore the low-cost and efficient locally available adsorbents such as activated alumina, bone char and clay for the removal of As for drinking water consumption.
dc.identifier978-1-138-02941-5
dc.identifier978-1-315-62943-8
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3565
dc.identifier10.1201/b20466-260
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3565
dc.languageen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.subjectArsenic
dc.subjectNorth Mara Gold Mining
dc.subjectDrinking Water
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.titleDeveloping innovations for adsorptive removal of arsenic from drinking water sources in North Mara gold mining area, Tanzania
dc.typeBook chapter

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