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Access to water is a
problem the magnitude of which increases day by day. In addition to water
scarcity, water contamination also plays an important part in the exacerbation
of this problem. Underground and surface waters can be polluted as a result of
human activities as well as natural sources. One of the most commonly found
natural pollutants is arsenic. Risks and effects of arsenic on health make it
necessary to be treated from water. Conventional methods of arsenic removal
make it necessary for new studies to be conducted because of problems such
economical and special equipment needs. The MCDI process stands out with its
advantages such as being economic, flexibly and installation a package process.
In this study, using the optimum conditions which are operating times, flow
rate, current, voltage, number of cycles, previously determined for Voltea
brand MCDI, the removal of arsenic from the wastewater produced by Emet Bor
Operation Directorate Espey Open Quarry and Concentrator Facility, Hisarcik
Open Quarry and Concentrator Facility and Boric Acid Production Facility during
their activities has been studied. The removal efficiency of the MCDI process
for arsenic was 94%.