ABSTRACT ONLY:
A simple, easily constructed system for removing arsenic from drinking water shows promise as a means of addressing contaminated water supplies in developing nations. The method involves a treatment pond that uses cattails and other locally available vegetation to remove arsenic naturally before it is used for drinking or irrigation. A demonstration project made use of such simple materials as empty soda bottles and a plastic wading pool, but in the field such a system could be created from local materials and plants.
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By Jeremiah D. Jackson, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, the executive vice president of Project Resources, Inc., in San Diego.