Over the past three decades, the occurrence of high concentrations of arsenic (As) in
drinking-water and its subsequent poisoning in rice has been recognized as a major public …

Rice the staple food is a notable intake source of arsenic to the rural population of eastern
India through food-chain. A field survey was carried out to study the variation of arsenic load …

About 150 million people are exposed to Arsenic contamination in the World with the largest
percentage coming from Asia especially Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. Also, an …

Farmers in arsenic (As) contaminated areas of West Bengal, India grow rice during dry
months (January to April) and use underground water for irrigation with As concentration …

Rice plant cultivation around the world requires huge volume of fresh water, and depending
on the soil constituents and enrichment profiling of elements present, uptake of metal (loid) s …

The natural occurrence of arsenic (As) in groundwater & soils and its bioaccumulation in rice
grains is a major health concern worldwide. To combat the problem, best combination of …

The response of two varieties of rice plant (BR-28 and BR-29) to arsenic accumulation
added from two sources (AsIII and AsV) under two different water regimes (100 and 75% of …

The accumulation of arsenic (As) in rice grain is a public health concern since As is toxic to
humans; in particular, inorganic As can cause many chronic diseases including cancer. Rice …

Arsenic (As) poses a significant concern to the environment and human health due to its
toxicity and carcinogenic properties. Arsenic contamination of water and soil has …

Arsenic (As), a heavy metal (loid), is exceedingly hazardous and carcinogenic and harms
people, soil, plants, and water. Vegetable consumption can be a source for the absorption of …