Megacity pumping and preferential flow threaten groundwater quality

MR Khan, M Koneshloo, PSK Knappett… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Many of the world's megacities depend on groundwater from geologically complex aquifers
that are over-exploited and threatened by contamination. Here, using the example of Dhaka …

Arsenic environmental contamination status in South Asia

Natasha, M Shahid, M Imran, S Khalid… - Arsenic in drinking water …, 2020 - Springer
Arsenic (As) is a well-known potentially toxic metalloid, which naturally occurs in soils,
sediments, and aquatic environments. Arsenic has no essential role for living organisms. Its …

Vulnerability of low-arsenic aquifers to municipal pumping in Bangladesh

PSK Knappett, BJ Mailloux, I Choudhury, MR Khan… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Summary Sandy aquifers deposited> 12,000 years ago, some as shallow as 30 m, have
provided a reliable supply of low-arsenic (As) drinking water in rural Bangladesh. This study …

Delineation of groundwater flow paths using hydrochemical and strontium isotope composition: a case study in high arsenic aquifer systems of the Datong basin …

X Xie, Y Wang, A Ellis, C Su, J Li, M Li, M Duan - Journal of Hydrology, 2013 - Elsevier
Strontium isotopic compositions and major ion chemistry were used to delineate flow paths
in an arsenic affected groundwater flow system in the Datong basin, China. Total of 28 …

Effect of groundwater residence time on geogenic fluoride release into groundwater in the Mt. Meru slope area, Tanzania, the Great Rift Valley, East Africa

S Nakaya, R Takada, J Yasumoto, H Masuda… - Journal of Contaminant …, 2023 - Elsevier
People living in the Great Rift Valley in East Africa suffer from fluorosis resulting from their
consumption of groundwater. This paper shows that geogenic fluoride contamination in a …

Hydrologic control of temporal variability in groundwater arsenic on the Ganges floodplain of Nepal

TH Brikowski, A Neku, SD Shrestha, LS Smith - Journal of Hydrology, 2014 - Elsevier
Elevated arsenic in groundwater affects some 100 million people in South Asia, yet
mitigation efforts are hindered by persistent uncertainty about the proximal source of arsenic …

Schwertmannite Synthesis through Ferrous Ion Chemical Oxidation under Different H2O2 Supply Rates and Its Removal Efficiency for Arsenic from Contaminated …

F Liu, J Zhou, S Zhang, L Liu, L Zhou, W Fan - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Schwertmannite-mediated removal of arsenic from contaminated water has attracted
increasing attention. However, schwertmannite chemical synthesis behavior under different …

Identification of groundwater potential zones in data-scarce mountainous region using explainable machine learning

K Dahal, S Sharma, A Shakya, R Talchabhadel… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Groundwater is a critical resource, yet its detailed assessment in mountainous regions is
challenged by varying topography, complex hydrogeological characteristics and limited …

Mass fluxes of dissolved arsenic discharging to the Meghna River are sufficient to account for the mass of arsenic in riverbank sediments

Y Huang, PSK Knappett, M Berube, S Datta… - Journal of Contaminant …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Shallow (< 30 m) reducing groundwater commonly contains abundant dissolved
arsenic (As) in Bangladesh. We hypothesize that dissolved As in iron (Fe)-rich groundwater …

Identification of hydrobiogeochemical processes controlling seasonal variations in arsenic concentrations within a riverbank aquifer at Jianghan Plain, China

K Huang, Y Liu, C Yang, Y Duan… - Water Resources …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The arsenic concentration in groundwater varies significantly with time and space in
groundwater‐surface water exchange zones. Various processes have been identified that …