Arsenic and other geogenic contaminants in global groundwater

A Mukherjee, P Coomar, S Sarkar… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Geogenic groundwater contaminants (GGCs) affect drinking-water availability and safety,
with up to 60% of groundwater sources in some regions contaminated by more than …

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 …

Geomorphic change in the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna delta

A Paszkowski, S Goodbred Jr, E Borgomeo… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
More than 70% of large deltas are under threat from rising sea levels, subsidence and
anthropogenic interferences, including the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna (GBM) delta, the …

Arsenic and fluoride contamination in groundwater: a review of global scenarios with special reference to India

PK Jha, P Tripathi - Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2021 - Elsevier
The groundwater contamination with arsenic and fluoride has threatened the well-being of a
vast number of people worldwide. Countries of South-East Asia, including Bangladesh …

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 …

Montmorillonite-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron for removal of arsenic from aqueous solution: Kinetics and mechanism

S Bhowmick, S Chakraborty, P Mondal… - Chemical Engineering …, 2014 - Elsevier
Montmorillonite-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron (Mt-nZVI) has been synthesized to
remove inorganic arsenic (As) from aqueous solutions. BET, SEM, EDX, XRD and XPS were …

The groundwater arsenic contamination in the Bengal Basin-A review in brief

A Sarkar, B Paul, GK Darbha - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of arsenic in the groundwater of the densely-populated Bengal Basin evolved
as a mass-poisoning agent and is a reason for the misery of millions of people living here …

Remediation of inorganic arsenic in groundwater for safe water supply: a critical assessment of technological solutions

P Mondal, S Bhowmick, D Chatterjee, A Figoli… - Chemosphere, 2013 - Elsevier
Arsenic contaminations of groundwater in several parts of the world are the results of natural
and/or anthropogenic sources, and have a large impact on human health. Millions of people …

Arsenic removal by natural and chemically modified water melon rind in aqueous solutions and groundwater

MB Shakoor, NK Niazi, I Bibi, M Shahid, F Sharif… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Contamination of groundwater with toxic arsenic (As) has become an emerging health and
environmental problem around the world, which has seen significant attention amongst the …

The evaluation of arsenic contamination potential, speciation and hydrogeochemical behaviour in aquifers of Punjab, Pakistan

MB Shakoor, I Bibi, NK Niazi, M Shahid, MF Nawaz… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, we tested 123 groundwater wells from five different areas of Punjab, Pakistan
for arsenic (As) contamination level and species, as well as delineated hydrogeochemical …