[A pilot study on arsenic removal facilities for central supply of drinking water].

In order to promote the application and industrialization of an arsenic removal agent developed in this project, and to improve the technology, it is necessary to have a median sized facility to test the effects, capacity and regeneration of the agent. A facility with the capacity of 1 m3/h for arsenic removal was installed in a bottled water plant, which has been operated since April 1999. The results showed that the arsenic content of effluent water has met the requirement of the national standard for drinking water. The effect of arsenic removal was by 2 mg/g. The annual cost per person was only 1.46 Yuan RMB. The operation and maintenance of the facility was simple and no need to adjust the pH of influents and effluents. The chemical regenerative agent was safe, low cost and effective. Therefore, the facility can be used in rural areas and the water plants while the arsenic in source water was higher than 0.05 mg/L.