The relative impact of toxic heavy metals (THMs)(arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr)(VI), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb)) on the total environment: an overview

Z Rahman, VP Singh - Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2019 - Springer
Certain five heavy metals viz. arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr)(VI), mercury (Hg),
and lead (Pb) are non-threshold toxins and can exert toxic effects at very low concentrations …

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 …

Seven potential sources of arsenic pollution in Latin America and their environmental and health impacts

J Bundschuh, J Schneider, MA Alam, NK Niazi… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review presents a holistic overview of the occurrence, mobilization, and pathways of
arsenic (As) from predominantly geogenic sources into different near-surface environmental …

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 …

Earth abides arsenic biotransformations

YG Zhu, M Yoshinaga, FJ Zhao… - Annual Review of Earth …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Arsenic is the most prevalent environmental toxic element and causes health problems
throughout the world. The toxicity, mobility, and fate of arsenic in the environment are largely …

One century of arsenic exposure in Latin America: A review of history and occurrence from 14 countries

J Bundschuh, MI Litter, F Parvez, G Román-Ross… - Science of the total …, 2012 - Elsevier
The global impact on public health of elevated arsenic (As) in water supplies is highlighted
by an increasing number of countries worldwide reporting high As concentrations in drinking …

Natural arsenic in global groundwaters: distribution and geochemical triggers for mobilization

I Herath, M Vithanage, J Bundschuh, JP Maity… - Current Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
The elevated concentration of arsenic (As) in the groundwaters of many countries worldwide
has received much attention during recent decades. This article presents an overview of the …

Emerging technologies for arsenic removal from drinking water in rural and peri-urban areas: Methods, experience from, and options for Latin America

R Kumar, M Patel, P Singh, J Bundschuh… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Providing drinking water with safe arsenic levels in Latin American (LA) countries (a total of
22 countries) is a major current challenge. Arsenic's presence in water has been neglected …

Co-occurrence of arsenic and fluoride in groundwater of semi-arid regions in Latin America: Genesis, mobility and remediation

MT Alarcón-Herrera, J Bundschuh, B Nath… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2013 - Elsevier
Several million people around the world are currently exposed to excessive amounts of
arsenic (As) and fluoride (F) in their drinking water. Although the individual toxic effects of As …

Prospects and challenges of concentrated solar photovoltaics and enhanced geothermal energy technologies

T Wilberforce, A Baroutaji, Z El Hassan… - Science of The Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Reducing the total emissions of energy generation systems is a pragmatic approach for
limiting the environmental pollution and associated climate change problems. Socio …