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An Improved Method Of Arsenic (Iii) Removal By Reverse Osmosis Membrane, Yizhi Hou
An Improved Method Of Arsenic (Iii) Removal By Reverse Osmosis Membrane, Yizhi Hou
Master's Theses (2009 -)
Arsenic is a Group 1 carcinogen as there is abundant research to support that ingestion of arsenic in drinking water and food can lead to liver, lung, kidney, or bladder cancer in humans. The recommend World Health Organization (WHO) arsenic standard in drinking water is 10 µg/L, while the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) of arsenic in drinking water is 10 µg/L. Globally, at least 40 million people face more than 10 µg/L arsenic contamination in their drinking water. As(III) (trivalent state, such as arsenite), and As(V) (pentavalent state, such as arsenates) are the dominant arsenic forms …