3.3. Bench-Scale Treatability Study for Arsenic Removal from Groundwater

     Tubewell water was collected and used immediately for this treatability study without the addition of sample preservatives. The tubewell water was fortified with arsenic to yield 2.0 mg of As(III)/L. One liter aliquots of fortified tubewell water were delivered to 1 L borosilicate glass beakers. Chlorinated lime (a locally available oxidant, aCa(OCl)2·bCaCl2·cCa(O H)2·dH2O) was added at rates of 4, 6, 10, 15, and 20 mg/L. The solutions were mixed for 1 minute. Ferric chloride hexahydrate (an effective coagulant, FeCl3·6H2O) was added at rates of 100, 150, 200, and 250 mg/L. Each solution was mixed for 1 minute, allowed to settle for 24 hours, then the water column above the precipitate was analyzed for total arsenic.