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Arsenic is a well documented human carcinogen. Drinking arsenic contaminated water over a long period leads to arsenic poisoning (arsenicosis), resulting in a myriad of health problems such as cancers and skin problems. In recent years, severe and widespread contamination of groundwater and drinking water by arsenic has been found in rural and sub-urban areas in and around the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi. This has prompted an urgent need to develop simple, affordable and sustainable techniques for lowering arsenic concentrations in drinking water. Responding to this need, Lien Institute For the Environment (LIFE) has developed a household level arsenic treatment system. A pilot project was implemented at Van Mon and Phuong Tien Villages. These two villages are located in the Red River Delta, some 50 km from Hanoi. Lien Foundation-NTU Environmental Endeavour was overall responsible for the project.

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water , arsenic , Vietnam , Lien Institute For the Environment , sand filter