| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/S30207/01 |
| Title: |
Nanoscale Biogeochemistry of Arsenic and Remediation of High Arsenic Groundwaters in Southern Asia |
| Principal Investigator: |
Polya, Professor DA |
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Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences |
| Organisation: |
University of Manchester, The |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 September 2003 |
Ends: |
31 August 2006 |
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259,653
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| Assess/Remediate Contamination |
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Calamitous human health impacts are arising from the extensive use of arsenic-enriched groundwaters in an increasing number of southern Asian countries. The impact in Bengal has been described as the worst mass poisoning in human history . With the ultimate aim of developing practical and effective remediation strategies, we propose, in carefully selected well-characterised & representative field areas, to (i) establish the nature and spatial and temporal distribution of the various molecular moeities of arsenic in groundwaters and sediments (ii) characterise the in situ microbial populations and assess how these control the release of arsenic from sediments to groundwaters; and (iii) synthesis the data obtained to inform proposals for remediation.
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http://www.seaes.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/staff/staffprofile.php?id=50 |
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http://www.man.ac.uk |