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    A comprehensive review on arsenic contamination in groundwater: Sources, detection, mitigation strategies and cost analysis
    (Elsevier BV, 2025-01-15)
    Mohd Wajahat Sultan
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    Fazil Qureshi
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    Salman Ahmed
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    HESAM, KAMYAB  
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    Saravanan Rajendran
    While groundwater is commonly perceived as safe, the excessive presence of trace metals, particularly arsenic (As), can pose significant health hazards. This review examines the current scenario of pollutants and their mitigations focusing on As contamination in groundwater across multiple nations, with a specific emphasis on the Indian Peninsula. Arsenic pollution surpasses the WHO limit of 10 ppb in 107 countries, impacting around 230 million people worldwide, with a substantial portion in Asia, including 20 states and four union territories in India. Analysis of the correlation between the aquifer and arsenic poisoning highlights severe contamination in groundwater originating from loose sedimentary aquifer strata, particularly in recently formed mountain ranges with geological sources presumed to contribute over 90% of arsenic pollution, i.e. a big environmental challenge. A myriad of techniques, including chromatographic, electrochemical, biological, spectroscopic, and colorimetric methods among others, are available for the detection and removal of arsenic from groundwater. Removal strategies encompass a wide array of approaches such as bioremediation, adsorption, coagulation/flocculation, ion exchange, biological processes, membrane treatment, and oxidation techniques specifically tailored for affected areas. Constructed wetlands help to eliminate heavy metal impurities such as As, Zn, Cd, Cu, Ni, Fe, and Cr. Their efficiency is influenced by design and environmental factors. Nanotechnology and nanoparticles have recently been studied to remove arsenic and toxic metal ions from water. Cost-effective solutions including community-based mitigation initiatives, alongside policy and regulatory frameworks addressing arsenic contamination, are essential considerations.
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    Metformin-modified polyethersulfone magnetic microbeads for effective arsenic removal from apatite soil leachate water
    (Elsevier BV, 2024-01)
    Shakila Kalami
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    Ekaterina Diakina
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    Roya Noorbakhsh
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    Sina Sheidaei
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    Shahabaldin Rezania
    Arsenic is the hazardous species and still is the global challenge in water treatment. Apatite soil is highly rich in arsenic species, and its mining presents various environmental issues. In this study, novel magnetic microbeads as adsorbent were developed for the elimination of hazardous arsenic ions from apatite soil's aqueous leachate before discharging into environment. The microbeads were fabricated with metformin polyether sulfone after being doped with zero-valent iron (Met-PES/ZVI). The microbeads were characterized using various techniques, including FTIR, XRD, SEM-EDX, VSM, and zeta potential analysis. The developed adsorbent demonstrated a significant elimination in arsenic in aqueous leachate, achieving 82.39% removal after 30 min of contact time, which further increased to 90% after 180 min of shaking. The kinetic analysis revealed that the pseudo-second-order model best represented the adsorption process. The intra-particle diffusion model indicated that the adsorption occurred in two steps. The Langmuir model (R2 = 0.991), with a maximum adsorption capacity of 188.679 mg g−1, was discovered to be the best fit for the experimental data as compared Freundlich model (R2 = 0.981). According to the thermodynamic outcome (ΔG < −20 kJ/mol), the adsorption process was spontaneous and involved physisorption. These findings demonstrate the potential of magnetic Met-PES/ZVI microbeads as an efficient adsorbent for the removal of arsenic from apatite soil aqueous leachate.