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Low-cost technology removes arsenic, iron from water
Researchers from Assam have invented a simple technology that together removes arsenic and iron from contaminated water at less than one paisa per litre.
Kolkata :Researchers from Assam have invented a simple technology that together removes arsenic and iron from contaminated water at less than one paisa per litre.
The technique has recently been granted an Indian patent. Christened 'Arsiron Nilogon', the filtration method uses three easily available low-cost chemicals to eliminate arsenic and iron.
The set up is simple: two containers for two stages of the process. One for the chemical action on the contaminated water and the next for sand and gravel to extract clean water.
The capacity of the set-up can be customised according to community or household settings.
The word 'Arsiron' was derived from arsenic and iron. 'Nilogon' is an Assamese equivalent of 'removal' in English. The recurring cost of the chemicals is less than Re 1 per 100 litre of water (less than 1 paisa per litre).
The capital cost is the cost of the two containers, two plastic taps plus some sand and gravel," Robin Kumar Dutta, Professor, Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, told IANS.
Besides Dutta, S. Bordoloi, A.J. Bora, S. Nath and Sweety Gogoi were involved in the development of the innovative technology.
