A meta-analysis of the distribution, sources and health risks of arsenic-contaminated groundwater in Pakistan

M Shahid, NK Niazi, C Dumat, R Naidu, S Khalid… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Globally, millions of people who rely on groundwater for potable purposes and agriculture
have been inadvertently exposed to toxic arsenic (As) because of its natural occurrence in …

Health effects inflicted by chronic low‐level arsenic contamination in groundwater: A global public health challenge

D Sinha, P Prasad - Journal of Applied Toxicology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Groundwater arsenic (As) contamination is a global public health concern. The high level of
As exposure (100‐1000 μg/L or even higher) through groundwater has been frequently …

Health risk assessment of drinking arsenic-containing groundwater in Hasilpur, Pakistan: effect of sampling area, depth, and source

RA Tabassum, M Shahid, C Dumat, NK Niazi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
Currently, several news channels and research publications have highlighted the dilemma
of arsenic (As)-contaminated groundwater in Pakistan. However, there is lack of data …

Arsenic level and risk assessment of groundwater in Vehari, Punjab Province, Pakistan

M Shahid, M Khalid, C Dumat, S Khalid, NK Niazi… - Exposure and …, 2018 - Springer
Arsenic (As) contamination in different areas of the world has been reported, which poses
serious health threats to humans by its different routes of exposure. There exists …

Unraveling health risk and speciation of arsenic from groundwater in rural areas of Punjab, Pakistan

MB Shakoor, NK Niazi, I Bibi, MM Rahman… - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
This study determined the total and speciated arsenic (As) concentrations and other health-
related water quality parameters for unraveling the health risk of As from drinking water to …

[PDF][PDF] Arsenic: occurrence in groundwater

D Chakraborti, SK Singh, MH Rashid… - … of environmental health, 2011 - academia.edu
Geogenic groundwater arsenic contamination affects over 296 million individuals' lives in>
100 countries worldwide. Arsenic occurs in five valence states, among which the inorganic …

Arsenic contamination of groundwater: a review of sources, prevalence, health risks, and strategies for mitigation

S Shankar, U Shanker, Shikha - The scientific world journal, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Arsenic contamination of groundwater in different parts of the world is an outcome of natural
and/or anthropogenic sources, leading to adverse effects on human health and ecosystem …

A comprehensive review on current status, mechanism, and possible sources of arsenic contamination in groundwater: a global perspective with prominence of …

W Ali, A Rasool, M Junaid, H Zhang - Environmental geochemistry and …, 2019 - Springer
Arsenic (As)-mediated contamination of groundwater resources in different parts of the world
is a consequence of natural or anthropogenic sources, leading to adverse effects on the …

Sources and distribution of arsenic in groundwater and aquifers

PL Smedley - 2008 - nora.nerc.ac.uk
A rapid growth in research on arsenic occurrence and behaviour in the environment has
occurred over the last decade or so. Today, environmental arsenic problems have been …

Health risk assessment due to groundwater arsenic contamination: children are at high risk

SK Singh, AK Ghosh - Human and ecological risk assessment: An …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Health risk assessment due to groundwater As contamination was conducted in two As-
prone panchayats, Rampur Diara (RD) and Haldichapra (HC) of the Maner block of the …