cancer free 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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A Collaborative Team Launches Attack on the Hidden Enemy

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.

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STELLAR SPACE INSTIGATORS

Team members as pictured from left: Arkadeep Kumar, Anjali Gadgil, Ashok Gadgil, Mohit Nahata, Gabriel Lobo, Sara Glade, Kate Boden, Bidisha Roy, Joyashree Roy, Dana Alenjandra Hernandez, Prasenjit Paul , Siva Rama Satyam Bandaru

Team members not pictured: Amit Dutta, Anupam Debsarkar, Biswanatha Roy, Abhijit Das, Shyamasree Dasgupta, Monalisa Ghosh, Jayanta Talukder, Moumita Bhowmick, Pragya Gupta, Sulagna Moitra, Sreeman Mypati, Pavitra Sharma, Shreya Some, Anmesha Sharma, Senjuty Bhowmik, Debanjali Saha
Abhisek Roy, Case van Genucht, Susan Amrose

REPETITIVE DIRECT INTERACTIONS BY THE SCIENTISTS LEADS TO BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN SOCIETY AND TECHNOLOGY

"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

We’ve learned that unless social innovation occurs simultaneously with technological innovation, a sustainable solution cannot be guaranteed. Over the years, hundreds of overly-expensive, socially-incompatible, and technologically-complicated arsenic treatment systems have been implemented only to be abandoned soon after installation.

Strategies for Successful Field Deployment in a Resource - Poor Region: Arsenic Remediation Technology for Drinking Water

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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