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Pakistan
66% of 1200 samples tested contained arsenic above WHO recommended limit, threatening over 60 million residents. 50-60 million residents consume water with arsenic levels greater than 50 micrograms of arsenic per liter, levels far passing acceptable levels worldwide.

Chile
An analysis of water and food consumption in Socaire, a rural village in Chile, found that between November 2008 and September 2009, the total intake of arsenic by the villagers correlated with the amount of water and local produce consumed.

Water Purification Solutions
Access to clean drinking water is fraught with political, socio-economic, and cultural inequities. In practice, many water treatment strategies tend to be temporary fixes to a larger problem, often prolonging the social issues while treating the scientific ones. Scientific studies have shown that interdisciplinary approaches to water purification are especially important to consider, and long-lasting improvements involve larger perspectives than strict scientific approaches.

Iron Electrocoagulation (Fe-EC)
In iron electrocoagulation, iron is dissolved nonstop using electricity, and the resulting ferric hydroxides, oxyhydoxides, and oxides form an absorbent readily attracted to arsenic. Current density, the amount of charge delivered per liter of water, of the process is often manipulated in order to achieve maximum arsenic depletion. This treatment strategy has primarily been used in Bangladesh, and has proven to be largely successful. In fact, using iron electrocoagulation to remove arsenic in water proved to be the most effective treatment option.

Safety Concerns
Water purity has been an emerging issue in California, especially with drastic population increases and communities with low-income residents. Aging infrastructure, coupled with a lack of research on the topic, has exacerbated this issue, with water health violations occurring in 7-8% of water systems a year. In 2004, about 395 wells in 96 water systems were found to contain perchlorate, a common oxidizer. regarded by the Environmental Protection Agency as a contaminant. The San Joaquin Valley, a largely rural and agricultural area with 65% residents being people of color, is registered with the most water quality violations. Tulare, a city within San Joaquin Valley, has 99% of its residents relying on compromised groundwater, contrasted with Los Angeles County, with 11% of residents relying only on a contaminated water supply. These water violations often lead to purchased water sources and private ownership of water distribution, as private utilities appear to have larger bandwidth to serve a large population. Trade-offs often include greater inequity in water access, as private utilities face higher repercussions for delivering unsafe water and often decide to opt-out from serving under-resourced populations. In many cases, bottled water is tested less frequently than public water for pollutants, and in 1999, approximately 33% of bottled water tested by the FDA exceeded allowable limits.

The U.S. Geological Survey analyzed the results of a 2002 study of 10 streams in California and discovered that the Sacramento River had the highest traces of acetaminophen, cholesterol and birth control hormones of any water source in the nation. Pharmaceutical discharge polluted by drug companies are relatively common in California water, with Southern California water tables especially susceptible to contamination.

Selecting possible articles
SECTOR: Arsenic Contamination in Groundwater Will discuss ECAR-- a solution created by the Gadgil Lab to treat water in Bangladesh specifically.
 * within Water Purification Solutions

AREA: Water in California Will talk about chronic arsenic pollution, coupled with inaction by water board to treat contaminated resources. Will delve into specific regions in CA, mainly the Central Valley. Veena.narashiman (talk) 01:20, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
 * within Natural disasters and California water

Veena.narashiman (talk) 02:42, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Evaluating two articles
Sector: Arsenic Contamination in Groundwater

This Wikipedia article is relatively healthy throughout its contents, but I would hope to add more substance to the US case studies and/or regulation. The case studies in particular are rather sparse in detail and do not cover the treatments for arsenic pollution, and I believe my research in this area may be beneficial. The talk page for this article is about a decade old, and it hasn't been updated in several years, but it still has a B-class rating. This might make it a little difficult to improve, but the TALK page mentions that the "Effects of Contamination" page is poorly written, which might be an area I can add to. The citations are now properly working, and the article has a scientific, mainly unbiased tone. The two lines in the Dietary Intake section do not seem to contribute much to the overall article, it should either be supplemented with more facts or deleted altogether. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Veena.narashiman (talk • contribs) 04:30, 13 February 2018 (UTC) Veena.narashiman (talk) 04:53, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

Area: Water in California

This article is rated as a C-class. It's fairly detailed when it comes to the distribution and the sources of water, but is lacking when it comes to the widespread pollution and contamination of its groundwater. If I were to work on this article, I would add details about (specifically arsenic) contamination in CA water. The talk page is quite active, with the last edits occurring earlier today. Most of the article is unbiased with a scientific tone, which bodes well with the content. As much of my Practice Experience will not only do with a specific Central Valley town's water, but also the water quality of the entire state, research in the pollution levels of the water board, inquiring more about the current state of contamination would help me during my PE. Veena.narashiman (talk) 04:53, 13 February 2018 (UTC)