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 …

Nanomaterials as adsorbents for As (III) and As (V) removal from water: A review

MS Samuel, E Selvarajan, A Sarswat… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Freshwater demand will rise in the next couple of decades, with an increase in worldwide
population growth and industrial development. The development activities, on one side …

Arsenic in Argentina: Technologies for arsenic removal from groundwater sources, investment costs and waste management practices

MI Litter, AM Ingallinella, V Olmos, M Savio… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
An overview about the presence of arsenic (As) in groundwaters of Argentina, made by a
transdisciplinary group of experts is presented. In this second part, the conventional and …

Trends on arsenic species removal by metal-based nanoadsorbents

G Ersan, M Brienza, A Mulchandani, OG Apul… - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Arsenic is a toxic pollutant in the natural environment. Humans can be primarily exposed to
inorganic arsenic through drinking water and food which can cause cancer and skin lesions …

Arsenic speciation, mechanisms, and factors affecting rice uptake and potential human health risk: A systematic review

T Sarwar, S Khan, S Muhammad, S Amin - Environmental Technology & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As), being the first class of carcinogen, reflects disastrous threats to living beings
owing to its high persistence, toxicity, bioaccumulation, and bioavailability in the …

[HTML][HTML] Urinary arsenic species and methylation efficiency during pregnancy: concentrations and associated factors in Spanish pregnant women

R Soler-Blasco, M Murcia, M Lozano, B Sarzo… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Arsenic (As) is considered to be toxic for humans, the main routes of
exposure being through drinking water and the diet. Once ingested, inorganic arsenic can …

Iron-based subsurface arsenic removal (SAR): Results of a long-term pilot-scale test in Vietnam

EEC Kurz, VT Luong, U Hellriegel, F Leidinger, TL Luu… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The principle of subsurface arsenic removal (SAR) from groundwater is based on oxidation
and adsorption reactions by infiltrating oxygen into the anoxic aquifer and the immobilization …

Arsenic (As) accumulation in different genotypes of indica rice (Oryza sativa L.) and health risk assessment based on inorganic As

C Chen, Y Yu, T Tian, B Xu, H Wu, G Wang… - Environmental Monitoring …, 2024 - Springer
To reveal differences in arsenic (As) accumulation among indica rice cultivars and assess
the human health risks arising from inorganic arsenic (iAs) intake via rice consumption, a …

Elaboration of a core@ shell bimagnetic nanoadsorbent (CoFe2O4@ γ-Fe2O3) for the removal of As (V) from water

HAL de Oliveira, AFC Campos, G Gomide… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present work addresses the synthesis and characterization of a novel adsorbent based
on core@ shell bimagnetic nanoparticles (CoFe 2 O 4@ γ-Fe 2 O 3), and its application for …

Arsenic in geoenvironments of Nicaragua: Exposure, health effects, mitigation and future needs

VD Quezada, MA Espinoza, J Bundschuh - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
In contrast to other Latin American countries, where the presence of arsenic (As) in drinking
water sources and related adverse human health impacts are well-known, little is …