In the recent times, scanty access to clean water has been one of the most prevalent problems, affecting humankind throughout the world. This calls for a tremendous amount of research to recognize new methods of purifying water at lower cost, minimizing the use of hazardous chemicals and impact on the environment. The interest of the scientific community in the potential applications of renewable feedstock-based hydrogels for heavy-metal adsorption for water remediation has been continuously increasing during the last few decades. This study is an effort to highlight the application of hydrogels for revolutionizing the present research on heavy-metal adsorption, particularly arsenic. Besides, the arsenic chemistry, health hazards of arsenic to human health, and adsorption of arsenic by natural polymer-based hydrogels have been reviewed in detail. In addition, challenges in taking the hydrogel technology forward and future prospectives like cost, handling, and disposal of the adsorbent have been discussed systematically.
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