OBJECTIVE HUMANISM
CANCER FREE WATER
INNOVATION ANSWERS THE VEXING PROBLEM OF ARSENIC IN WATER
RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM
Arsenic is Tasteless
Arsenic could be naturally present
in groundwater. When ingested regularly with drinking water it accumulates in the body over time and causes skin lesions cardiovascular respiratory cognitive problems gangrene and many other types of cancer. |
BUILD TRUST
Arsenic is Colorless
200 million people on the planet ingest toxic amounts of arsenic each day because it is naturally present in their drinking water. The vast
majority of these people live in South Asia in poor rural areas of Bangladesh, India, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal and Cambodia who drinks untreated ground water contaminated with arsenic. |
DEPLOY INNOVATION
Arsenic is Odorless
The Solution is ECAR.
Engineers and Environmental Economists from the University of California Berkeley and Global Change Programme of Jadavpur University have teamed up to stop this tragedy. They have developed a new technology to affordably and efficiently remove arsenic from groundwater and a functioning business model that is sustainable and scaleable. |
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Cancer Fosters Collaboration
Distinguished team of researchers from University of California, Berkeley, led by the famous Dr. Ashok Gadgil—the man responsible for inventing low cost water disinfection system (UV Waterworks) and cooking stove (Berkeley-Darfur Stove) for the poorest citizens of the world, and Global Change Programme of Jadavpur University led by Dr. Joyashree Roy, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), national fellow and member of Nobel Peace Prize winning panel of 2007 IPCC— innovated an efficient and cost-effective system called Electrochemical Arsenic Remediation (ECAR) for removing arsenic contamination from drinking water. Check out media coverage here. Download the publication |
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"Arsenic Removal from Groundwater Using Iron Electrocoagulation: Effect of Charge Dosage Rate." Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering 48.9 (2013) 1019-1030. LBNL-6221E. Amrose, Susan, Ashok J Gadgil, Venkat Srinivasan, Kristin Kowolik, Marc F Müller, Jessica Huang, and Robert Kostecki |
How does ECAR work?
ECAR (Electrochemical Arsenic Remediation) uses an innovative method: a small electric charge creates rust particles from ordinary steel plates which bind to arsenic, allowing for effective filtration. The technology is designed to be robust and low-maintenance enough to work in deep rural areas with hands on training for local plumbers, electricians and supply chain.
LEFT TOP: Arsenic Removal Reactor Tanker LEFT BOTTOM: Arsenic Removal Tube Setter |