Skip to main content

Table 3 Summary of costs and flow rates for oxidation and filtration technologies

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

Author

Intervention

Household or community

Flow L/hr

Capital cost as Aus$

Operational cost as Aus$

Amin (2010)

MGH

Household

1.2

60-80

0.6-0.8

Berg (2006) Tobias (2011)

Sand filter

Household

~60 (1 L/min)

9.93

Not reported

Brennan (2011)

SPACE AIRPs

Community

150-200 L/day

Not reported

Not reported

Al-Muyeed (2006)

AIRPs

Community

Not reported

200-600

5-150

Sutherland (2002), BAMWSP, Rahman (2005)

GARNET

Unclear

1.2 (max 14 L over 12 hrs)

Not reported

Not reported

BAMSWP

Ardasha filter

Unclear

1.1

Not reported

Not reported

BAMSWP

Passive sedimentation

Unclear

Not reported

N/A

Not reported

Bhattacharyya (2004)

Domestic clay candle filter

Household

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Hassan (2009)

Iron oxidising bacteria

Community

~140 L/day anticipated

Not reported

Not reported

Sharma (2004) Hassan (2008)

A/IRU

Community

Not reported

Not reported

Not reported

Shafiquzzaman (2011)

Iron removal ceramic filter

Household

2.5-5.5

Not reported

Filter −18

Delowar (2006)

AANF

Household

1.01-1.24

35

Not reported