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POLLUTION ASSESSMENT OF ARSENIC IN GROUNDWATER: GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL ASPECTS Santanu Majumder Dipòsit legal: Gi. 1601-2013 http://hdl.handle.net/10803/125308 ADVERTIMENT. L'accés als continguts d'aquesta tesi doctoral i la seva utilització ha de respectar els drets de la persona autora. Pot ser utilitzada per a consulta o estudi personal, així com en activitats o materials d'investigació i docència en els termes establerts a l'art. 32 del Text Refós de la Llei de Propietat Intel·lectual (RDL 1/1996). Per altres utilitzacions es requereix l'autorització prèvia i expressa de la persona autora. En qualsevol cas, en la utilització dels seus continguts caldrà indicar de forma clara el nom i cognoms de la persona autora i el títol de la tesi doctoral. No s'autoritza la seva reproducció o altres formes d'explotació efectuades amb finalitats de lucre ni la seva comunicació pública des d'un lloc aliè al servei TDX. 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Tampoco se autoriza la presentación de su contenido en una ventana o marco ajeno a TDR (framing). Esta reserva de derechos afecta tanto al contenido de la tesis como a sus resúmenes e índices. WARNING. Access to the contents of this doctoral thesis and its use must respect the rights of the author. It can be used for reference or private study, as well as research and learning activities or materials in the terms established by the 32nd article of the Spanish Consolidated Copyright Act (RDL 1/1996). Express and previous authorization of the author is required for any other uses. In any case, when using its content, full name of the author and title of the thesis must be clearly indicated. Reproduction or other forms of for profit use or public communication from outside TDX service is not allowed. Presentation of its content in a window or frame external to TDX (framing) is not authorized either. These rights affect both the content of the thesis and its abstracts and indexes. Doctoral Thesis Pollution Assessment of Arsenic in Groundwater: Geochemistry and Analytical Aspects Santanu Majumder 2013 Doctoral programme in Experimental Sciences and Sustainability Supervised by: Dra. Manuela Hidalgo Prof. Debashis Chatterjee Dra. Gabriela Roman-Ross Presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a doctoral degree from the University of Girona Dra. Manuela Hidalgo Muñoz of University of Girona, Prof. Debashis Chatterjee of Univeristy of Kalyani and Dra. Gabriela Roman-Ross of AMPHOS 21, WE CERTIFY: That the thesis entitled as “Pollution Assessment of Arsenic in Groundwater: Geochemistry and Analytical Aspects” has been completed under our supervision to obatain a Doctoral degree and meets the requirements to qualify for an International Doctorate. For all intents and purposes, we hereby sign this document. Prof. Manuela Hidalgo Prof. Debashis Chatterjee Dr. Gabriela Roman-Ross Girona 1st October, 2013 The Development of this thesis has been partially funded by two research projects: • Financial support under the DFG and BMZ Programme for Research Co- operation with Developing Countries [Programms zur Zusammenarbeit mit Wissenschaftlern in Entwicklungsländern (BMZ-DFG-Programme)] (Project Stu 169/37-1). • Spanish National Research Programme (Project ref. CGL2010-22168-C03-03). Santanu Majumder gratefully acknowledges a PhD research scholarship and mobility grant by the European Commission through the Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window (EMECW-Action II) programme, EURINDIA. Part of the field sampling and experimental work of this thesis was carried out in: • A part of the analytical works has been carried out at the Institute of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. • Some of the analytical works (field-cum-laboratory analysis) have also been carried out at the University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India. The support of DST (Govt. of India, New Delhi) under FIST programme to the Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani is also duly acknowledged. List of papers resulting from this research Majumder S., Nath B., Sarkar S., Islam S.M., Bundschuh J., Chatterjee D., Hidalgo M. (2012) Application of natural citric acid sources and their role on removal of arsenic from drinking water: a green chemistry approach. Journal of Hazardous Materials. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.09.007 Impact Factor: 3.925. Majumder S., Sarkar S., Chatterjee D., Roman-Ross G., Hidalgo M. (2013) Role of colloidal particles as scavengers of groundwater arsenic: a case study from rural Bengal. Procedia Earth and Planetary Science. 7, 546-549. Majumder S., Nath B., Sarkar S., Roman-Ross G., Hidalgo M., Chatterjee D. (2014) Size-fractionation of groundwater arsenic in alluvial aquifers of West Bengal, India: The role of organic and inorganic colloids. Science of the Total Environmental 468-469, 804-812. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.08.087 Impact Factor: 3.258. Majumder S., Nath B., Datta S., Sarkar S., Neidhardt H., Berner Z., Hidalgo M., Chatterjee D. Monsoonal influence on the variation of stable isotope signatures and associated arsenic release processes in groundwater. To be submitted. Majumder S., Margui E., Roman-Ross G., Chatterjee D., Hidago M. Hollow Fiber Liquid Phase Microextraction (HF-LPME) combined with Total Reflection X-ray Spectrometry (TXRF) for the determination of trace level inorganic arsenic species in waters. To be submitted. Acknowledgement It is an excellent opportunity for me to express my cordial sense of gratitude to my thesis supervisors Prof. Manuela Hidalgo, Department of Chemistry (Environmental Analytical Chemistry section), University of Girona, Spain, Prof. Debashis Chatterjee, Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani and Dr. Gabriela Roman-Ross, AMPHOS, Barcelona, Spain for their affectionate supervision, sustained interest, valuable guidance and continuous encouragement to conduct the present investigation and preparation of this thesis report. I am also grateful to Dr. Eva Margui and Dr. Monica Iglesias, University of Girona, Spain for their active support during my hard times. I am extremely grateful to all the members of the Analytical Chemistry group – Victoria, Enriqueta, Claudia, Juanma for all the valuable interactions I had with them. I must thank Dr. Josep Mas, University of Girona for his help with the water samples he provided for my experiments. I would like to convey my gratitude to Dr. Bibhash Nath, Department of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Australia and Dr. Saugata Datta, Department of Geology, Kansas State University, USA for helping me to overcome difficult phases. I further thank Dr. Zsolt Berner and Dr. Harald Neidhradt, KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany for their cordial support. I am grateful to all my lab-mates, research scholars, technical assistants in University of Kalyani, India, especially Arnab Da for their co-operation. I am extremely grateful to Late Ms. Sushmita Chatterjee for her constant support and encouragement. I must give thanks to all my lab mates, namely Subhamoy, Anna, Carme, Dolors, Aida, Monica, Ruben for their co-operation and help. All of you were always there to help me in whichever way I needed. I will cherish your friendship and support all my life. I would also like to thank my flat mate Sandip Buddhe for relaxing me with the funny words during the stressful moments. I am extremely thankful to all the villagers in Chakdaha block, West Bengal, India, the people of Sahispur and Chakudanga, especially Mr. Atul Mandal, for all the love and hospitality that I received during the field trips. I am also thankful to Mr. Prabir Kumar Das (Bapi da) and Bablu da for their co-operation and support during the field campaign.

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