In Bangladesh groundwater may have an iron content in excess of 10 mg/litre, resulting in low consumption of tubewell water. Community type iron removal plants have been designed and constructed at over 250 sites in rural areas.
| Title | Design and performance of a community type iron removal plant for hand pump tubewells |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1987 |
| Authors | Smith, PG, Ahmed, F |
| Pagination | p. 167-172: fig. |
| Date Published | 1987-01-01 |
| Keywords | adsorption, aeration, bangladesh, design, efficiency, field studies, hand pumps, iron removal, rural areas, sedimentation, small-scale activities, tube wells |
| Abstract | In Bangladesh groundwater may have an iron content in excess of 10 mg/litre, resulting in low consumption of tubewell water. Community type iron removal plants have been designed and constructed at over 250 sites in rural areas. These plants operate on the principle of simple aeration through the flow of water over a coarse medium, sedimentation and adsorption of iron particles on brick chips. Field studies of over 100 plants showed that iron concentrations had often been reduced to less than 1 mg/litre. |
| Notes | Includes references |
| Custom 1 | 250 |
