Interview C. Taylor and R.C.M. Jong - Dutch expertise helps to solve Argentina's arsenic challenges

“Groundwater challenges in LATAM. A new international collaboration is helping to bridge Dutch water sector expertise to Latin America to help solve groundwater quality challenges.
As part of the two-and-a-half-year LEAF (Low Energy Arsenic Free) project, Argentina’s major water utility Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos S.A. (AySA) has partnered with Royal HaskoningDHV, TRAIDE, and KWR Water Research Institute (KWR), with support of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Buenos Aires.
One pilot project has taken place at the Ezeiza water treatment plant, based on co-precipitation followed by rapid sand filtration (C-RSF), and a second on co-precipitation followed by ultrafiltration (C-UF). “The technology is suitable for removing arsenic and is aligned with our energy efficiency strategy. It is necessary to continue studying this process at different scales, as it can be very useful for rural populations in Argentina,” said Christian Taylor, planning manager at AySA.”

(Citation: Interview C. Taylor and R.C.M. Jong – Dutch expertise helps to solve Argentina’s arsenic challenges – www.aquatechtrade.com (2022)28 December)