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1 January 2020 Biostrategic Removal of Sulphur Contamination in Groundwater With Sulphur-Reducing Bacteria: A Review
Sandeep Satapathy, Roshan Kumar Singh, Chanchal Kumar, Rashmi Negi, Kirti Mishra, Kashyap Bhuyan
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Abstract

The rapid growth in the use of fertilizers and pesticides in agriculture, excessive extraction of groundwater, and rise in the number of industries with inefficient waste disposal system have been some of the key factors in degradation of groundwater quality during the past years. Although groundwater is considered as a valuable natural resource, the quality control of this resource has systematically failed in India. Irrespective of rural or urban locations, the average sulphate contamination of groundwater in India has reached 90 to 150 mg/L. Such a borderline contamination concentration poses threat both to livelihood and to economy. In addition, the negative health effects of sulphate-contaminated drinking water can range from dermatitis to lung problems and skin cancer. The biostrategic manipulation of groundwater discussed in this article involves sulphate-reducing bacteria used in addition to a 3-step procedure involving constitutive aeration, filtration, and shock chlorination. With earlier use of a similar strategy in the United States and Europe proven to be beneficial, we propose a combinatorial and economical approach for processing of groundwater for removal of sulphur contamination, which still largely remains unnoticed and neglected.

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Sandeep Satapathy, Roshan Kumar Singh, Chanchal Kumar, Rashmi Negi, Kirti Mishra, and Kashyap Bhuyan "Biostrategic Removal of Sulphur Contamination in Groundwater With Sulphur-Reducing Bacteria: A Review," Air, Soil and Water Research 10(1), (1 January 2020). https://doi.org/10.1177/1178622117690777
Received: 28 August 2016; Accepted: 6 January 2017; Published: 1 January 2020
KEYWORDS
constitutive aeration
filtration
groundwater
shock chlorination
Sulphate
sulphur-reducing bacteria
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