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Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
Year : 2019, Volume : 10, Issue : 3
First page : ( 624) Last page : ( 629)
Print ISSN : 0976-0245. Online ISSN : 0976-5506.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.00571.0

Removal of Arsenic Compound in Jordan, Yarmouk and Zarqa Rivers Using Coagulation Techniques

Shwayatt Kulthum Ahmad Mohamad AL1, Hassan Abdul Rahman1,2,*, Al-Taani Ahmed A.3, Rozali Sabariah1, Safari Nurul Hannan Mohd1, Sulaiman Nor Azirah1

1Research Fellow, East Coast Environmental Research Institute (ESERI), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, 21300, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

2Lecturer, Faculty of Innovative Design and Technology, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, 21300, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

3Lecturer, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan

*Corresponding Author: Abdul Rahman Hassan Lecturer, Faculty of Innovative Design and Technology, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, 21300, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia Email: rahmanhassan@unisza.edu.my

Online published on 20 March, 2019.

Abstract

In this study, the effectiveness of coagulation was assessed in arsenic removal from the Zarqa, Jordan and Yarmouk River. Graphite-Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (GF-AAS) technique was used to analyse the arsenic percentage. The Zarqa River recorded the highest arsenic value at upstream and had the lowest value at downstream. The highest percentage of arsenic content in the Zarqa River is 69.81 ppb while the Yarmouk River showed the lowest concentration (7.003 ppb) before the coagulation process. Reduction in the concentration of arsenic was achieved up to 57.001 ppb for Zara River and 5.91 ppb for Yarmouk River after the coagulation test. This indicates that the coagulation technique significantly able to remove up to 20% of arsenic content.

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Keywords

Coagulation, Arsenic, Zarqa River, Yarmouk River, Jordan River.

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