%0 Journal Article
%T A Survey of Arsenic Level in Tube-Wells in Bam Province (Burkina Faso)
%A Touridomon Issa Som¨¦
%A Abdoul Karim Sakira
%A Alidou Kabor¨¦
%A Aissata Traor¨¦
%J Journal of Environmental Protection
%P 1406-1410
%@ 2152-2219
%D 2014
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jep.2014.514134
%X Groundwater
is a main source of water supply for populations in Burkina Faso where there is
a serious problem for drinking water access. However, water quality has not
been always followed regularly. Recent studies showed that more than 50% of
drillings in Yatenga province (north of Burkina Faso) have an arsenic
concentration </span><span lang=\"EN-CA\">above the recommended WHO requirement</span><span lang=\"EN-US\">. Preliminaries studies conducted
in Bam (Center North of Burkina Faso) showed high arsenic level in certain
localities. This work presents for the first time data on a large scale evaluation
that had been performed in all the localities of Bam province in other to have
a better assessment of contamination scale. A total of 707 drilling water
samples have been selected randomly in 9 communes and analysed for the arsenic
level using atomic absorption spectrometry with hydride generation. The results
showed that 11% of drillings have an arsenic concentration </span><span lang=\"EN-CA\">above the
recommended WHO requirements</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> with Rouko commune having the highest rate of high arsenic level (22%).
%K Arsenic
%K Groundwater
%K Contamination
%K Bam Province
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51545