Are interventions to reduce the impact of arsenic contamination of groundwater on human health in developing countries effective? A systematic review

Table 12 Summary of effectiveness evidence for adsorption interventions

Intervention	Study
Iron oxide coated sand	Ali 2001
	Petrusevski
	Yuan 2002	1
Activated alumina (not specific)	BRAC 2000
	Hossain 2005 x 2
	Sarkar 2005
	Sarkar 2008
Activated alumina (ALCAN)	Amiri 2010
	BAMWSO
	Sutherland 2001
	Sutherland 2002	2
Activated alumina (BUET)	BAMWSP
	Sutherland 2001
	Sutherland 2002
Apyron	Amiri 2010	3
Nelima	Amiri 2010	4
Shapla	Amiri 2010	5
Wholly water	Amiri 2010	6
Ferric oxide	Anstiss 2001
SIDKO	BRAC 2000	7
Safi	BRAC 2000
Safi	Rahman 2005
Aqua bind	Hossain 2005
Red hematite	Hossain 2005
Aluminium silicate & ferric hydroxide	Hossain 2005
Adsorp As	Hossain 2005
Slurry/granular ferric hydroxide	Hossain 2005
ARP	Hossain 2006
As removal filter	Misra	8

¹Data to inform was not available from Ali 2001 or Yuan 2002.
²For Amiri 2010, the mean effluent arsenic concentrations for all 7 filters was < 0.05 mg/l.
³Mean effluent arsenic concentrations for all 7 filters was < 0.05 mg/l.
4 Mean effluent arsenic concentrations for all 7 filters was < 0.05 mg/l.
⁵Intervention failed.
⁶Intervention failed.
⁷Data to inform was not available.
⁸Mean effluent arsenic concentrations for 7 filters all < 0.01 mg/l.

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