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Table 8 Summary of costs and flow rates for in situ arsenic removal, nanofiltration and electrocoagulation

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$

Oh (2000)

Low pressure nanofiltration - membrane filtration

Unclear

17 – 29 (290–490 mL/min at 4 MPa)

Not reported

Not reported

Gupta (2010)

Subterranean arsenic removal

Community

250 (6000 L/day)

Not reported

1.6/10 m3

Van Halem (2010)

Subterranean arsenic removal

Community

1200 (1.2 m3/hr)

Not reported

Not reported

Wan (2011)

Electrocoagulation

Household

Treatment as 50 L/3hrs

Not reported

0.21/m3

Rott (2008)

Subterranean arsenic removal

Community

167 - 250 (4000–6000 L/day)

Not reported

Not reported