Metal (loid) s (As, Hg, Se, Pb and Cd) in paddy soil: Bioavailability and potential risk to human health

R Khanam, A Kumar, AK Nayak, M Shahid… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rice is one of the principal staple foods, essential for safeguarding the global food and
nutritional security, but due to different natural and anthropogenic sources, it also acts as …

A review of arsenic in crops, vegetables, animals and food products

MK Upadhyay, A Shukla, P Yadav, S Srivastava - Food chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) is a carcinogenic element threatening the health of millions of people around
the world. The sources for human exposure include drinking water, crops, processed food …

Arsenic in Latin America: New findings on source, mobilization and mobility in human environments in 20 countries based on decadal research 2010-2020

J Bundschuh, MA Armienta… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Today (year 2020), the globally recognized problem of arsenic (As) contamination
of water resources and other environments at toxic levels has been reported in all of the 20 …

Arsenic in groundwater of West Bengal, India: a review of human health risks and assessment of possible intervention options

S Bhowmick, S Pramanik, P Singh, P Mondal… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper reviews how active research in West Bengal has unmasked the endemic
arsenism that has detrimental effects on the health of millions of people and their offspring. It …

Arsenic as a food chain contaminant: mechanisms of plant uptake and metabolism and mitigation strategies

FJ Zhao, SP McGrath, AA Meharg - Annual review of plant …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Arsenic (As) is an environmental and food chain contaminant. Excessive accumulation of As,
particularly inorganic arsenic (As i), in rice (Oryza sativa) poses a potential health risk to …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding arsenic dynamics in agronomic systems to predict and prevent uptake by crop plants

T Punshon, BP Jackson, AA Meharg… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
This review is on arsenic in agronomic systems, and covers processes that influence the
entry of arsenic into the human food supply. The scope is from sources of arsenic (natural …

The biochemistry of environmental heavy metal uptake by plants: implications for the food chain

JR Peralta-Videa, ML Lopez, M Narayan… - The international journal …, 2009 - Elsevier
Plants absorb a number of elements from soil, some of which have no known biological
function and some are known to be toxic at low concentrations. As plants constitute the …

Nanoscale Sulfur Improves Plant Growth and Reduces Arsenic Toxicity and Accumulation in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

AG Meselhy, S Sharma, Z Guo, G Singh… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Rice is known to accumulate arsenic (As) in its grains, posing serious health concerns for
billions of people globally. We studied the effect of nanoscale sulfur (NS) on rice seedlings …

Geographical variation in total and inorganic arsenic content of polished (white) rice

AA Meharg, PN Williams, E Adomako… - … science & technology, 2009 - ACS Publications
An extensive data set of total arsenic analysis for 901 polished (white) grain samples,
originating from 10 countries from 4 continents, was compiled. The samples represented the …

Arsenic uptake, accumulation and toxicity in rice plants: possible remedies for its detoxification: a review

HF Bakhat, Z Zia, S Fahad, S Abbas… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
Arsenic (As) is a toxic metalloid. Serious concerns have been raised in literature owing to its
potential toxicity towards living beings. The metalloid causes various water-and food-borne …