Direct or indirect exposure to inorganic arsenic (iAs) in the forms of AsIII (arsenite) and AsV
(arsenate) through consumption of As-contaminated food materials and drinking water leads …

Rice is the main staple carbohydrate source for billions of people worldwide. Natural
geogenic and anthropogenic sources has led to high arsenic (As) concentrations in rice …

Arsenic (As) contamination is a well-recognized environmental and health issue, threatening
over 200 million people worldwide with the prime cases in South and Southeast Asian and …

China is facing a groundwater depletion and deterioration crisis, culminating from long-term
over-exploitation and groundwater contamination. Aggravating factors include population …

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 …

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 …

Iron (Fe) is a micronutrient that plays an important role in agriculture worldwide because
plants require a small amount of iron for its growth and development. All major functions in a …

Iron (Fe)-based solids can reduce arsenic (As) mobility and bioavailability in soils, which has
been well recognized. However, to our knowledge, there are few studies on As uptake at …

Foods produced on soils impacted by antimony (Sb) mining activities are a potential health
risk due to plant uptake of the contaminant metalloids (Sb) and arsenic (As). Here we report …

Elevated arsenic (As) concentrations in rice and the soil solution result from changes in soil
redox conditions, influenced by the water management practices during rice cultivation …