Flocculant-disinfectant point-of-use water treatment for reducing arsenic exposure in rural Bangladesh

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-29

  Norton, Dawn M ^a   Rahman, Mahfuz ^b   Shane, Andi L ^a   Hossain, Zahid ^b   Kulick, Roy M ^c   Bhuiyan, Mahbubul I ^b   Wahed, M Abdul ^b   Yunus, Mohammad ^b   Islam, M Siraj ^b   Breiman, Robert F ^a,b   Henderson, Alden ^a   Keswick, Bruce H ^c   Luby, Stephen P ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^c PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic poisoning; Bangladesh; Urine; Water purification; Water supply

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; RURAL AREA; URINE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; BANGLADESH; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FECES; FEMALE; FLOCCULATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL HEALTH; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 60949098456     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120802272219     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. American Public Health Association (APHA). 1998. Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater. Washington (DC): APHA.
2. Aposhian HV, Arroyo A, Cebrian ME, del Razo LM, Hurlbut KM, Dart RC. 1997. DMPS-arsenic challenge test. I: Increased urinary excretion of monomethylarsonic acid in humans given dimercaptopropane sulfonate. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 282:192-200.
3. British Geological Survey [BGS] and Department of Public Health Engineering, Bangladesh [DPHE]. 2001. In: Kinniburgh DG, Smedley PL, editors. Arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh. Keyworth, Nottingham: BGS.
4. Calderon RL, Hudgens E, Le XC, Schreinemachers D, Thomas DJ. 1999. Excretion of arsenic in urine as a function of exposure to arsenic in drinking water. Environ Health Perspect. 107:663-667.
5. Chen Y, Van Geen A, Graziano JH, Pfaff A, Madajewicz M, Parvez F. 2007. Reduction in urinary arsenic levels in response to arsenic mitigation efforts in Araihazar, Bangladesh. Environ Health Perspect. 115:917-923.
6. Crump JA, Otieno PO, Slutsker L, Mukherjee DP, Chanda CR, Saha KC. 2005. Household-based treatment of drinking water with flocculant-disinfectant for preventing diarrhoea in areas with turbid source water in rural western Kenya: Cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 331:478.
7. Han AM, Oo KN, Midorikawa Y, Shwe S. 1989. Contamination of drinking water during collection and storage. Trop Geogr Med. 41:138-140.
8. Hanley JA, Negassa A, Edwardes MD, Forrester JE. 2003. Statistical analysis of correlated data using generalized estimating equations: An orientation. Am J Epidemiol. 157:364-375.
9. Hinwood AL, Sim MR, De Klerk N, Drummer O, Gerostamoulos J, Bastone EB. 2002. Are 24-hour urine samples and creatinine adjustment required for analysis of inorganic arsenic in urine in population studies? Environ Res. 88:219-224.
10. Howard G, Ahmed MF, Shamsuddin AJ, Mahmud SG, Deere D. 2006. Risk assessment of arsenic mitigation options in Bangladesh. J Health Popul Nutr. 24:346-355.
11. Howard G, Ahmed MF, Teunis P, Mahmud SG, Davison A, Deere D. 2007. Disease burden estimation to support policy decision-making and research prioritization for arsenic mitigation. J Water Health. 5:67-81.
12. Huq SM, Joardar JC, Parvin S, Correll R, Naidu R. 2006. Arsenic contamination in foodchain: Transfer of arsenic into food materials through groundwater irrigation. J Health Popul Nutr. 24:305-316.
13. Mandal BK, Chowdhury TR, Samanta G, Mukherjee DP, Chanda CR, Saha KC. 1998. Impact of safe water for drinking and cooking on five arsenic-affected families for 2 years in West Bengal, India. Sci Total Environ. 218:185-201.
14. National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) 2005. Bangladesh demographic and health survey 2004; Dhaka, Bangladesh and Calverton; Maryland [USA]. National Institute of Population Research and Training, Mitra and Associates.
15. Rahman M, Tondel M, Ahmad SA, Chowdhury IA, Faruquee MH, Axelson O. 1999. Hypertension and arsenic exposure in Bangladesh. Hypertension. 33:74-78.
16. Rahman A, Vahter M, Ekstrom EC, Rahman M, Golam Mustafa AH, Wahed MA. 2007. Association of arsenic exposure during pregnancy with fetal loss and infant death: A cohort study in Bangladesh. Am. J Epidemiol. 165:1389-1396.
17. Rahman M, Vahter M, Wahed MA, Sohel N, Yunus M, Streatfield PK, El Arifeen S, Bhuiya A, Zaman K, Chowdhury AMR, Ekström E-C, Persson LÂ. 2006. Prevalence of arsenic exposure and skin lesions. A population based survey in Matlab, Bangladesh. J Epidemiol Community Health. 60:242-248.
18. Smith AH, Hopenhayn-Rich C, Bates MN, Goeden HM, Hertz-Picciotto I, Duggan HM, Wood R, Kosnett MJ, Smith MT. 1992. Cancer risks from arsenic in drinking water. Environ Health Perspect. 97:259-267.
19. Smith AH, Lingas EO, Rahman M. 2000. Contamination of drinking-water by arsenic in Bangladesh: A public health emergency. Bull WHO. 78:1093-1103.
20. Souter PF, Cruickshank GD, Tankerville MZ, Keswick BH, Ellis BD, Langworthy DE. 2003. Evaluation of a new water treatment for point-of-use household applications to remove microorganisms and arsenic from drinking water. J Water Health. 1:73-84.
21. Swerdlow DL, Mintz ED, Rodriguez M, Tejada E, Ocampo C, Espejo L. 1992. Waterborne transmission of epidemic cholera in Trujillo, Peru: Lessons for a continent at risk. Lancet. 340:28-33.
22. Trevett AF, Carter R, Tyrrel S. 2004. Water quality deterioration: A study of household drinking water quality in rural Honduras. Int J Environ Health Res. 14:273-283.
23. Van Geen A, Ahsan H, Horneman AH, Dhar RK, Zheng Y, Hussain I. 2002. Promotion of well-switching to mitigate the current arsenic crisis in Bangladesh. Bull WHO. 80:732-737.
24. Van Geen A, Zheng Y, Cheng Z, He Y, Dhar RK, Garnier JM. 2006. Impact of irrigating rice paddies with groundwater containing arsenic in Bangladesh. Sci Total Environ. 367:769-777.
25. Wahed MA, Chowdhury D, Nermell B, Khan SI, Ilias M, Rahman M. 2006. A modified routine analysis of arsenic content in drinking-water in Bangladesh by hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrophotometry. J Health Popul Nutr. 24:36-41.
26. Wang CH, Hsiao CK, Chen CL, Hsu LI, Chiou HY, Chen SY. 2007. A review of the epidemiologic literature on the role of environmental arsenic exposure and cardiovascular diseases. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 22:315-326.
27. Wasserman GA, Liu X, Parvez F, Ahsan H, Factor-Litvak P, van Geen A. 2004. Water arsenic exposure and children's intellectual function in Araihazar, Bangladesh. Environ Health Perspect. 112:1329-1333.
28. Watanabe C, Inaoka T, Kadono T, Nagano M, Nakamura S, Ushijima K. 2001. Males in rural Bangladeshi communities are more susceptible to chronic arsenic poisoning than females: Analyses based on urinary arsenic. Environ Health Perspect. 109:1265-1270.
29. Williams PN, Islam MR, Adomako EE, Raab A, Hossain SA, Zhu YG. 2006. Increase in rice grain arsenic for regions of Bangladesh irrigating paddies with elevated arsenic in groundwaters. Environ Sci Technol. 40:4903-4908.
30. Wright J, Gundry S, Conroy R. 2004. Household drinking water in developing countries: A systematic review of microbiological contamination between source and point-of-use. Trop Med Int Health. 9:106-117.
31. Yoshida T, Yamauchi H, Fan Sun G. 2004. Chronic health effects in people exposed to arsenic via the drinking water: Dose-response relationships in review. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 198:243-252.
32. Yu HS, Liao WT, Chang KL, Yu CL, Chen GS. 2002. Arsenic induces tumor necrosis factor alpha release and tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 signaling in T helper cell apoptosis. J Invest Dermatol. 119:812-819.