@article{fdi:010086776,
  title = {{R}everse osmosis units in groundwater based public water supply system in rural eastern {K}arnataka, {I}ndia : an analysis},
  author = {{S}rinivasan, {R}. and {P}andit, {S}. {A}. and {K}hatei, {G}. and {K}arunakara, {N}. and {K}umara, {K}. {S}. and {R}iotte, {J}ean and {M}oger, {H}. and {D}avid, {P}. {A}. and {J}indal, {M}. and {G}owrisankar, {G}. and {R}amkumar, {K}. {D}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}dequacy, eco-friendliness and desirability of continuation of reverse osmosis ({RO}) purification of groundwater for providing safe drinking water to villages in the have been studied in 15 villages in 4 districts of the state, where high fluoride and uranium contamination has been observed. {T}he results indicate that: (i) except in {C}hitradurga district, there are an inadequate number of {RO} facilities; (ii) {RO} water consumption is far less than the minimum amount recommended for drinking by {WHO}; (iii) while the benchmark of the best performance for {RO} membranes is > 99%, the {RO} units in use show an average fluoride and uranium rejection percentage of 92.6 and 95.1 respectively; and (iv) similar to almost all {RO} units, the installed ones are also wasting water in the water-deficient eastern {K}arnataka and discharging concentrate with a higher percentage of contaminants into the environment. {B}etter management of {RO} units and {RO} concentrate is required.},
  keywords = {{C}ontaminants ; environmental friendliness ; groundwater ; reverse osmosis ; sustainable rural water supply ; {INDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}urrent {S}cience},
  volume = {123},
  numero = {12},
  pages = {1493--1498},
  ISSN = {0011-3891},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.18520/cs/v123/i12/1493-1498},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086776},
}