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 …

Human exposure to dietary inorganic arsenic and other arsenic species: State of knowledge, gaps and uncertainties

F Cubadda, BP Jackson, KL Cottingham… - Science of the total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Inorganic arsenic (iAs) is ubiquitous in the environment as arsenite (AsIII) and arsenate
(AsV) compounds and biotransformation of these toxic chemicals leads to the extraordinary …

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 …

Human health risks and socio-economic perspectives of arsenic exposure in Bangladesh: a scoping review

MA Rahman, A Rahman, MZK Khan… - … and environmental safety, 2018 - Elsevier
Arsenic contamination of drinking water, which can occur naturally or because of human
activities such as mining, is the single most important public health issue in Bangladesh …

Mechanism of arsenic uptake, translocation and plant resistance to accumulate arsenic in rice grains

LDB Suriyagoda, K Dittert, H Lambers - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2018 - Elsevier
A global data analysis shows that rice grain arsenic (As) concentrations increase with
increasing soil As concentrations until about 60 mg As kg− 1 soil and then decreases. Of the …

High levels of inorganic arsenic in rice in areas where arsenic-contaminated water is used for irrigation and cooking

MA Rahman, H Hasegawa - Science of the Total Environment, 2011 - Elsevier
Rice is the staple food for the people of arsenic endemic South (S) and South-East (SE)
Asian countries. In this region, arsenic contaminated groundwater has been used not only …

Accumulation of arsenic in tissues of rice plant (Oryza sativa L.) and its distribution in fractions of rice grain

MA Rahman, H Hasegawa, MM Rahman, MA Rahman… - Chemosphere, 2007 - Elsevier
A study was conducted to investigate the accumulation and distribution of arsenic in different
fractions of rice grain (Oryza sativa L.) collected from arsenic affected area of Bangladesh …

Rice is a major exposure route for arsenic in Chakdaha block, Nadia district, West Bengal, India: a probabilistic risk assessment

D Mondal, DA Polya - Applied Geochemistry, 2008 - Elsevier
The importance or otherwise of rice as an exposure pathway for As ingestion by people
living in Bengal and other areas impacted by hazardous As-bearing groundwaters is …

[HTML][HTML] Arsenic contamination in food chain in Bangladesh: a review on health hazards, socioeconomic impacts and implications

MS Rahaman, N Mise, S Ichihara - Hygiene and Environmental Health …, 2022 - Elsevier
Arsenic is a well-known natural toxic metalloid that has a long history of being a poison to
humans. Arsenic contamination in groundwater and foodstuff in Bangladesh is one of the …