ARSENIC

CONTAMINATION IN
GROUNDWATER IN
VIETNAM
Nhóm thực hiện:

Phạm Lê Phương Uyên

Đào Ngọc Hà
Vũ Thị Phương Anh
 Main contents:
• Introduction and actual state
• Reasons
• Consequences
• Removal method

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THE CONSEQUENCES OF ARSENIC CONTAMINATION
IN GROUNDWATER
“ASEN- KING OF THE TOXIC”

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 CONSEQUENCES TO THE WATER ENVIRONMENT
Polluting surface water and Causing death or mutation of Accumulating in the retina, liver
ground water aquatic species and kidney of fishs, altering the
hematological index, reducing the
growth of fishs

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• According to Dr. Nguyen Duy Bao ( Ministry of Public Health), by examining the health of 3,700
people using groundwater contaminated with arsenic above 0.05 mg / L for eating and drinking in
the 8 provinces of the Red River Delta showed some associated pathological findings to arsenic
as

Neurasthenia: 64,7%

Vasospasm: 32,8%

Maternal disease: 32,7%

Hair loss: 25,6%

Dysaesthesiae: 19%
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• Statistics from the Department of Preventive Medicine - Ministry of Health showed that 10 out of
26 infectious diseases reported to be infected more than 100,000 people, the highest were
influenza, diarrhea, malaria, dengue fever, mumps, amoebas, viral hepatitis, chicken pox ... are
linked to arsenic-contaminated water and many other organic substances. (Dantri.vn)
• In Ha Nam, a study conducted by the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) detected
eight cases of arsenic poisoning in the early stages after 5 to 10 years of using contaminated
water in Hoa Hau, Bo De and Vinh Tru communes. Also here, 94.4% of water wells have arsenic
levels higher than drinking water hygiene standards. ( Dantri.vn)
• In the capital Hanoi, arsenic-contaminated groundwater has been found since 1996, especially in
some areas such as Quynh Loi, Hai Ba Trung district. (Dantri.vn)

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People in Yen Lao ( Hoang Tay, Ha Nam) live with the contamination in ground water everyday.
Laodong.com.vn
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HOW LONG WILL YOU BE EXPOSED TO CHRONIC ARSENIC
POISONING?

1-5 years 5-10 years 10-15 years

- Get tired - Dermatitis plantaris sicca - Skin cancer

- Nauseate
- Red blood cells and white
blood cells decrease
- Arrhythmia
- Change the skin pigment
- Blood vessels were - Lung cancer
injured - Liver cancer
- Affect the foetus during - Endanger the nervous
pregnancy system

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Appear horny scale in the palms of hands and foot Skin cancer in hand

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METHODS OF REMOVING ARSENIC FROM GROUNDWATER
• 1. CHEMICAL METHODS
Oxidation method Oxidation and removing arsenic Distillation by solar energy
by solar energy

- Process doesn’t remove arsenic - Using As (III) photochemical - The treated water is heated and
from solution but must be photosynthesis as As (V) by evaporated by solar energy,
accompanied by other sunlight, then extract As (V) then condensed on the inside
processes such as precipitation, from water by adsorbing with surface of the plate collector
adsorption or ion exchange. Fe (III) and flows into the reservoir.

- This method includes: arsenic
oxidation by air, arsenic
oxidation by chemical
methods.
- This is a simple process of
arsenic treatment in rural water
supply from groundwater
- Depending on the amount of
sunlight received, a 2 x 10 m
water-absorbing surface sheet
can provide drinking water for
20 to 50 users with a standard
of 4 l / day.

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• 2. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY METHODS
Precipitation and filtration Ion exchange
- The process of removing arsenic - This is the process of
with metal salts was launched in exchanging ions between solid
1934. Commonly used metal salts and liquid phases, without
are aluminum salts and salts of iron altering the structure of the
chloride or iron sulfate, processing solid.
efficiency ranges from 59 - 90%.
- Iodine exchange technology is
relatively complex and should
only be applied to the size of
one village or larger.
Adsorption method
- Arsenic can be adsorbed onto
the surface of adsorption
materials such as iron oxide
compounds, titanium oxide,
silicon oxide;…
- The processing efficiency of
each material depends on the
use of oxidants that support the
arsenic adsorption process.
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